The race for the Republican nomination for Congress in the fifth district took an unexpected turn on Thursday when Assemblyman DAVID RUSSO won a stunning victory tonight at the Bergen County Republican Convention, defeating State Senator GERALD CARDINALE by ten votes for the GOP organization line, 271-261. Assemblyman SCOTT GARRETT finished third with 27 votes. College professor AKRAM YOSRI received 3 votes, with no votes for financial analyst RICHARD PETERSON or BRIAN FOX.