Democrats solidified their control of the New Jersey Assembly
yesterday, gaining three (and maybe four) seats in the
lower house. It will be
the party’s biggest majority since 1979.
Democrats picked up one seat in south Jersey’s
1st District and, in the biggest upset of the night, picked off two Republican
incumbents in the Shore’s 11th District. It will be the
party’s biggest
majority since 1979.Democrats
also control the state Senate, the upper house of the Legislature — which was
not on the ballot Tuesday — in a state where registered Democratic voters
outnumber Republicans 1.7 million to 1 million.In Pennsylvania, Chris Palmer reports in the Philadelphia Inquirer that Democrats won all three open
seats on the state’s Supreme Court, a “stunning result in a
historic race that could dramatically reshape the powerful but scandal-plagued
institution for years to come.”
In Philadelphia, Jim Kenney, who once referred to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as “fat-assed” Dallas Cowboy loving “creep,” was elected as mayor.The two could cross paths if both attend Sunday’s Eagles/Cowboys game in Dallas.
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