More than 100 black candidates will be on the ballot in statewide and congressional races next month, a post-Reconstruction record that some observers say is a byproduct of President Barack Obama's historic presidency. FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2014, photo, Sen. Cory Booker, center, D-N.J., along with 3rd Congressional District democratic candidate Aimee Belgard, right, and Freeholder candidates Tom Pullion, left, and Mike Schmidt second right, greets a gathering at a campaign center in Willingboro, N.J.