Category: New Jersey

Ciattarelli to Concede New Jersey Gubernatorial Race to Incumbent Governor

Jack Ciattarelli, a Republican who challenged New Jersey incumbent governor Phil Murphy in the 2021 gubernatorial race, is expected to concede on Friday, reported the New Jersey Herald. As of Thursday, Murphy leads Ciattarelli by nearly 74,000 votes with all votes counted, stated NJ.com, citing The Associated Press. Murphy received 51 percent of the votes while Ciattarelli…


It Costs a Lot to Own in These Places

Maybe think twice about moving to another state and buying a home. That’s because it could be one of the states in which property owners and renters pay a bundle. New Jersey, followed by Illinois, New Hampshire, Vermont and Connecticut, are the five states with the highest property taxes, according to Tax Foundation and WalletHub…


New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney Concedes Loss to Truck Driver

New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney, one of the most powerful Democrats in the state, conceded that he lost his reelection to truck driver Edward Durr. “I of course accept the results. I want to congratulate Mr. Durr and wish him the best of luck,” Sweeney said during a speech on Wednesday in the statehouse,…


Possible Recount Looms in New Jersey Governor’s Race as Votes Still Being Tallied

The Republican challenging the Democrat New Jersey governor in the 2021 gubernatorial race may pursue a full recount if—after all outstanding ballots get counted—the winning margin for the governor is too small. The campaign of Jack Ciattarelli, a Republican who challenged New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy running for reelection, said on Monday in a statement…


NJ Senate President Steve Sweeney Won’t Concede to Truck Driver, Says 12,000 Ballots ‘Recently Found’

Democratic New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney said he will not concede the election after it was projected that he lost to a truck driver who ran a low-budget campaign, telling local media that thousands of ballots were “recently found in one county.” “The results from Tuesday’s election continue to come in, for instance there were…


New Jersey Pollster Says He ‘Blew It’ After Tight Governor’s Race

Monmouth University Poll’s top pollster said Thursday the outfit messed up in projecting New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy would handily beat Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli. “I blew it,” Patrick Murray, the director of the polling group, wrote in a blog post. The last poll done before the Nov. 2 gubernatorial election had Murphy, a Democrat,…


19-Year-Old Wins NJ School Board Seat Following ‘Awful’ COVID-19 Shutdowns

A 19-year-old who recently graduated high school defeated an incumbent candidate for a school board in New Jersey on Tuesday, telling local media that he believes he won because of the school board’s COVID-19-related school lockdowns. Nicholas Seppy, a 2020 graduate from Egg Harbor Township High School, defeated incumbent school board member Terre Alabarda by 17…


Ciattarelli Not Conceding to Murphy Yet, Says Election Result Will be ‘Legal and Fair’

New Jersey’s Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli is not conceding to Gov. Phil Murphy at this time, arguing the race is too close to call. Murphy leads Ciattarelli in the vote count by about 1 percent with tens of thousands of ballots yet to be tallied. “The governor’s victory speech last night was premature. No…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Nov. 4)

Democrat Phil Murphy (N.J.) is narrowly reelected as governor of New Jersey. He defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli in an unexpectedly tight race, becoming the first Democratic governor in decades to win a second consecutive term. President Joe Biden is warning Democrats that if they don’t want to see more tight races, they’ll have to produce…


Truck Driver Defeated NJ Senate President After Spending $153 on Campaign

Edward Durr, a commercial truck driver for 25 years, unseated in the Nov. 2 election the long-tenured New Jersey Senate president after spending only $153 on the campaign, according to unofficial election results published by New Jersey Herald. To his surprise, Durr, a Republican, won 52 percent of the votes defeating New Jersey Senate President…