The race for the governorship of New Jersey remains too close to call early Wednesday as first-term Democrat Phil Murphy fights to hold on to his seat. The challenge by Republican Jack Ciattarelli created a tighter-than-expected vote count as GOP candidates showed feats of political strength Tuesday night in tickets in several states.
“We have sent a message to the entire country. But this is what I love about this state, if you study its history: Every single time it’s gone too far off track, the people of this state have pushed, pulled and prodded it right back to where it needs to be,” Ciattarelli told a room full of his supporters at about 12:30 a.m.
Both candidates told their election-night party crowds that the results of the election would not be clear until all provisional and vote-by-mail ballots were counted.
