New Jersey Democrats took solace in their belief Gov. Phil Murphy would pull into the lead as ballots continued to be counted. But, privately, the party was riven with shock, confusion and behind-the-scenes maneuvering.
New Jersey Democrats took solace Wednesday in their belief Gov. Phil Murphy, trailing for much of election night to Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli, would pull into a narrow but consistent lead as ballots continued to be counted.
Senate President Steve Sweeney , the state’s second most powerful elected official, appeared poised to lose reelection to a virtually-unknown and basically unfunded Republican, Ed Durr. Democratic state senators and their allies furiously worked the phones Wednesday to position themselves to replace Sweeney, who’s been in charge of the Senate for a record 12 years.
Board workers process and double-check mail-in ballots for Bergen County in Hackensack, N.J. on Nov. 3. | Seth Wenig/AP Photo on the ballot. The strategy Democrats across the country had been counting on to save them in next year’s midterms now appears unlikely to succeed. “Our team is focused on making sure all the legal votes are counted and our citizens can have confidence in the system,” the Ciattarelli campaign said in a statement, suggesting potential legal battles to come over what late votes are counted.
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