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• Will Norcross go to the Senate?

  Dana Redd's victory in the Camden mayoral race was as easy as everyone expected, which means Democrats will need to fill her fifth district State Senate seat.  Possible candidates include Assemblymen-elect Donald Norcross and Angel Fuentes, outgoing Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts, Camden City Councilwoman Dana Burley, and Camden City Councilman [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:16pm EST
  by Wally Edge

• Paterson's gubernatorial numbers reflect little difference from 2005

  Paterson - New Jersey's third largest city and now on the brink of a mayoral election next year - delivered the same voter turnout for Gov. Jon Corzine that he received four years ago in his first bid for governor. These results are unofficial and don't include provisionals: Corzine received 16,038 votes in the Silk [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 5:45pm EST
  by Max Pizarro

• Despite victories, Passaic GOP feud lingers

  Ask leaders of the two Republican factions in Passaic County how they swept the county office elections last night and you get two different interpretations. Passaic County Republican Chairman Scott Rumana (R-Wayne), who's also an assemblyman, attributed the win to the dominant Democratic Party losing touch with the county's residents.  [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 5:43pm EST
  by Matt Friedman

• Democrats not ready to concede 4th district seat

  Although Democrat Bill Collins trailed by 1,021 votes as of last night, Democrats say that there may be enough uncounted mail-in ballots out there for him defeat Republican Domenick DiCicco in the 4th Legislative District. Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee (DACC) Executive Director Mike Muller said that mail-in ballots counted since [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 5:38pm EST
  by Matt Friedman

• On a bad night, Democrats pull off huge win in 1st district

  If there was one bright spot for New Jersey Democrats last night, it was in District 1. In this southernmost district in the state, incumbents Nelson Albano (D-Vineland) and Matt Milam (D-Vineland) held on against Republicans Michael Donohue and John McCann by a relatively comfortable margin. The two were [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 5:32pm EST
  by Matt Friedman

• Currie: time to re-engage the suburbs

  The stunner of the night in North Jersey for Democrats was the loss of their county ticket, the Kazmark-Way-Gomez-Stampone team that suffered the downside of a squeaker to the Corrado-Marratoa-O'Connell-Ciambrone team. Democratic Party Chairman John Currie takes solace in the fact that incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine defeated Chris Christie here by a vote of 51 to 44% [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 4:54pm EST
  by Max Pizarro

• Weinberg backs Sweeney for Senate President

  State Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Teaneck), who will return to the Senate next year after losing her bid for Lt. Governor, has committed to supporting State Sen. Stephen Sweeney (D-West Deptford) for Senate President, Democratic source say.  Weinberg becomes the 15th Democratic Senator out of 23 to back Sweeney in his [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 4:28pm EST
  by editor

• Christie says first executive order will freeze unfunded mandates and regulations

  Gov.-elect Christopher Christie says he's not ready to immediately battle the Democratic Legislature during their lame duck session, but he is prepared to speak out if they take action that he disagrees with. "Am I willing to fight? Of course I am. You've watched me for eight years now. I'm [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 3:12pm EST
  by Matt Friedman

• Christie names Samson and Chiesa to head transition team

  Gov.-elect Christopher Christie today named former Attorney General David Samson as chairman of his transiton team, and said that Jeffrey Chiesa, who served as his counsel in the U.S. Attorney's office, will serve as Executive Director of the transition office. [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:37pm EST
  by editor

• Corzine wins Newark by nearly 4,000 fewer votes than 2005; Christie keeps pace with Forrester

  In trouncing Chris Christie in Newark last night by 32,400 votes while losing statewide, Gov. Jon Corzine received a total of 35,669 Newark votes, compared to the 39,573 he received four years ago in his first bid for governor. During the weeks leading up to Election Day, operatives fretted about the Central [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 1:25pm EST
  by Max Pizarro

• Corzine's Middlesex meltdown

  Gov. Jon Corzine lost Middlesex County last night unofficially by 6,924 votes, a county he won four years ago by 32,155. But Middlesex County Democratic Committee Chairman Joe Spicuzzo believes there was little Corzine could have done, given the temper of the times, to salvage a win in this sprawling county of [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:21pm EST
  by Max Pizarro

• Yudin basks in Bergen wins

  Although Chris Christie declared victory against Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine just 13 hours ago, Bergen County Republican Chairman Bob Yudin already sees Christie as a potential future presidential candidate. “I’d be the first one to vote for him,” said Yudin.  “When a Republican can carry the vote in a state that [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:11pm EST
  by Matt Friedman

• Christie to appear today in Newark's North Ward

  NEWARK - Gov-elect Chris Christie and Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Guadagno will appear at The Robert Treat Academy this afternoon to tour the facility and to talk about charter school education, according to the Christie campaign. The operation was founded by North Ward Democratic leader Steve Adubato. New Jersey Network (NJN) will be [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:44am EST
  by Max Pizarro

• Christie's lead at around 100,000 votes

  With 99% of the votes reported, Republican Christopher Christie’s lead in the race for governor is now at 99,730 a 49%-45% margin over the incumbent Democrat, Jon Corzine.  Independent Christopher Daggett finished at 6%, with 132,919 votes.  These numbers will change as unreported precincts and absentee ballots are added to [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:10am EST
  by editor

• The real Chris Christie

  Governor-elect Christopher J. Christie.  How sweet it is for the thousands of volunteers who worked since February to support this great man for NJ Governor.  I am proud to be one of them. Congratulations go to him and to his wife Mary Pat and terrific family.  Also congratulations to Lt Governor-elect [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:35am EST
  by Jeff Michaels

• Gubernatorial Race: 4th Place Still Too Close to Call

  But, while Chris Christie was rejected by 51% of New Jersey, the race for fourth place is still too close to call. The latest figures, with 6242 of 6305 Precincts Reporting---99%--- showed Kenneth Kaplan, the Libertarian; Gary Steele, a lawyer, and Jason Cullen, a manager working in trade marketing, locked in [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:14am EST
  by Joey_Novick

• The Revival of the Reagan Democrats in Gloucester and Middlesex

  I must begin by congratulating the strategists, senior advisors, and management staff of the Christie campaign whom I often vigorously criticized during the campaign.  My criticisms were based on my honest judgment and analysis regarding the various trends in the polls and the key policy issues discussed in the campaign.  [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:26am EST
  by Alan Steinberg

• Congratulations Governor Elect Christopher J. Christie

  With a convincing win in defeating an encumbent Governor, why were there no coattails? [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:21am EST
  by Richard J. LaRossa