Posted on 11/10/2021 9:14:31 PM PST by SeekAndFind
One of New Jersey's most powerful elected Democrats conceded Wednesday that he lost reelection to a Republican political newcomer, a commercial truck driver who spent only a couple thousand dollars on his campaign.
State Sen. President Steve Sweeney's loss to Edward Durr in southern New Jersey shocked state officials and left state Democrats, who control the Legislature, searching for a new leader.
“I of course accept the results. I want to congratulate Mr. Durr and wish him the best of luck," Sweeney said during a speech at the statehouse complex Wednesday.
Sweeney said his loss to Durr, who spent at least $2,300 in the contest, was the result of overwhelming GOP turnout in his suburban Philadelphia, politically split district. He lost by about 2,000 votes.
“It was a red wave,” he said.
Sweeney, who spent about $305,000 on his campaign, added that he won't be withdrawing from public life, though he stopped short of saying whether he would seek election to the Senate again or run for governor in 2025. He said that he is going to continue to focus on “the things that are important to the people of this state.”
“What the voters said in this election is New Jersey is a state filled with hardworking people who want to provide for their families and as leaders we need to speak directly to the concerns of all voters,” he said. “I plan to keep speaking to those concerns.”
Durr planned to speak later Wednesday.
His loss unfolded in a politically competitive suburban district that includes parts of Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem counties, which split their votes between Democrats and Republicans in the presidential elections in 2016 and again in 2020.
It also coincided with boosted GOP turnout in an off-year election that saw Republicans win across the state.
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Incumbents can be defeated.
In primaries, too.
In NJ, no less. Color me stunned.
“Sweeney said his loss to Durr, who spent at least $2,300 in the contest, was the result of overwhelming GOP turnout in his suburban Philadelphia, politically split district. He lost by about 2,000 votes.
“It was a red wave,” he said.”
Looks like awakeneds beat the wokes.
Let’s hope it continues next year and 2024.
What happened to his fake 12,000 ballots?
I guess he is still searching for the 12,000 votes?
“Color me stunned.”
Isn’t it racist to say that?
Wow, all that money? How can you compete with a guy who spends ... wait, "at least"? are they trying to portray him as some sort of big spender? Lots of luck with that one.
Durr better watch his back. I’d sure hate to see him involved in an unfortunate “accident”.
He won the same way AOC did. Got out and went door to door, in person.
Don’t think the communists, ie, democrats, could steal 2 in NJ so Sweeney got thrown under the bus!
Should be charge with election interference.
fantastic!
HA!
Something is up.
Democrats don’t concede unless they have something to gain from it.
Smokies are going to be on his tail as if he were Donald Trump. Deep staters are bad losers, and even worse winners, but great whiners. Has he been called a racist yet?
As long as he doesn’t use Harry Reid’s exercise machine, he should be OK.
OH he won?!
You’d think it would have made bigger news than this.
Congratulations to the new State Senator. Hope he doesn’t become corrupted.
LMAO
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