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He frequently criticized Herring for decisions by the state parole board to release inmates early without notifying victims, decisions Herring said were totally outside his jurisdiction. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, fresh off the Associated Press call that he won re-election in New Jersey, spoke at a victory rally Wednesday night.

In a brief speech in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Murphy said he was "humbled" to win a second term and seemed to acknowledge how divided the electorate was in the results. And New Jersey, I hear you," he said. Despite his strong outside support, Murphy would still have to bargain with Democratic lawmakers who have at times served as a check on his ambitions. Democrats retained their control of both chambers of the Legislature, though they appeared to be on pace to lose seats, including the powerful one held by Sweeney.

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin was expected to keep his leadership positions. Read the whole story here: NJ Gov. Phil Murphy narrowly wins a second term, beating Republican Jack Ciattarelli. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy won reelection, the AP said on Wednesday , the first Democrat voters have sent back to Trenton in nearly half a century.

Murphy, 64, defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli, a former state assemblyman, in one of two closely watched gubernatorial elections this year. Before Tuesday, a Democrat had not been reelected New Jersey governor since The incumbent governor was long the favorite in the race, but the election drew national attention in the waning days of the campaign as polls showed a narrowing gap between the two candidates.

New Jersey's gubernatorial race, widely considered to be a sleepy contest favoring incumbent Democrat Phil Murphy, has suddenly become the country's most-watched election as a potential bellwether for next year's congressional midterms. Murphy's lead in all public polls, his moneyed apparatus, his marquee endorsements and the advantage of having a million more registered Democrats than Republicans did not translate into a decisive victory Tuesday night — or even a projected one. Instead, it could be days or longer before a winner is declared, because the race was so close Wednesday and mail-in ballots had to be counted.

Even if Murphy defeats challenger Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican Party is energized in ways it hasn't been in years, and Murphy could hardly claim he has a mandate to build on the progressive framework he built out in his first term, political analysts said.

Read the rest here: Once considered a sleepy race, New Jersey's contest for governor may now be a bellwether. Biden, making his first public comments about the results, did not explicitly accept responsibility for Democrats' bad night. He noted that McAuliffe received the most votes ever for a Democratic candidate for governor in Virginia.

Biden made multiple campaign stops in Virginia for McAuliffe and aggressively sought to tie Youngkin to the divisive politics of Trump. So that has to be done. Youngkin, who defeated the former governor, leaned into parents' anger over education during the campaign, vowing to ban the teaching of critical race theory when he enters office.

He and his supporters criticized McAuliffe for comments made during a debate on Sept. Critical race theory is a legal framework that examines how systemic racism continues to permeate U. Virginia public schools do not teach it at K levels.

Nevertheless, the candidates and voters appeared focused on the issue this election. Read the full story: Here's what Virginia voters said about race, education and teachers in the Youngkin-McAuliffe election. As of midafternoon Wednesday, the New Jersey governor's race remains on a razor's edge, with votes trickling in.

Updated vote totals have incumbent Phil Murphy ahead of Jack Ciattarelli by nearly 15, votes, according to the Associated Press, which put Murphy's vote total at 1,, and Ciattarelli's total at 1,, The closeness of the race has surprised experts, who watched public polls showing Murphy leading comfortably and looked to his party's registration advantage of more than a million voters. He defeated longtime Cincinnati politician David Mann, who conceded the race at 10 p.

Pureval, 39, of Clifton, is the Hamilton County clerk of courts. He campaigned on the idea that he would bring fresh ideas to City Hall. Cory Booker, D-N. Phil Murphy had a difficult job during the pandemic. We just went through unprecedented pandemic, and he stood in the saddle, made tough choices, kept people safe.

But it's a hard job. Tim Kaine, D-Va. Kaine said they might both be completed by Thanksgiving. But McAuliffe has already lost. Kaine said McAuliffe could have campaigned on universal pre-kindergarten and child care in the larger package, and on the jobs that the infrastructure bill would have created. Like this isn't what the future has to be. When will November Election Night coverage begin? However, there are always plenty of other big events on the horizon for the channel.

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