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These NJ Counties Voted For President Trump, Four Flipped From Red To Blue These NJ Counties Voted For President Trump, Four Flipped From Red To Blue
These NJ Counties Voted For President Trump, Four Flipped From Red To Blue Unsurprisingly, New Jersey remains blue. Democrat Joe Biden easily won the Garden State in the presidential election with nearly 61% of votes counted. Roughly  37.9% of New Jerseyans voted in for President Donald Trump.  Where did those votes come from, and which counties shifted from red to blue since the 2016 Election? This year, voters in five NJ counties supported Trump (the first number is the percentage of county voters in favor, the second is the estimated percentage of votes counted so far): Cape May: 56.1%, 88% Ocean: 61.7%, 86% of votes reported Salem: 53.7%, 77% Suss…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Biden Takes NJ, Booker Wins 2nd Full Senate Term Biden Takes NJ, Booker Wins 2nd Full Senate Term
Biden Takes NJ, Booker Wins 2nd Full Senate Term New Jersey will remain a blue state: Joe Biden claimed the Garden State's 14 electoral votes in his bid for the White House, according to the Associated Press. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker won another six-year term, the AP says. New Jersey hasn't elected a GOP candidate for U.S. Senate in 48 years, and hasn't voted for a Republican president in 32 years. The AP called Biden's New Jersey win as polls closed around 8 p.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pennsylvania Election Officials Expect Major Delays In Counting All Presidential Votes Pennsylvania Election Officials Expect Major Delays In Counting All Presidential Votes
Pennsylvania Election Officials Expect Major Delays In Counting All Presidential Votes Many election observers say Pennsylvania may be the key state in determining who is America's next president. And officials in at least six counties in the Keystone State said they don't plan on counting mail-in ballots until after Election Day. “The outcome of Tuesday’s election could well depend on Pennsylvania,” Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar said, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. “It is vitally important that the more than 3 million ballots cast by mail here be counted as soon as possible. The country will be looking to Pennsylvania for accurate and timely results,…

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by Jon Craig
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Poll: Biden 'All But Certain To Beat' Trump In NJ, Enhancing Amy Kennedy's Congressional Hopes Poll: Biden 'All But Certain To Beat' Trump In NJ, Enhancing Amy Kennedy's Congressional Hopes
Poll: Biden 'All But Certain To Beat' Trump In NJ, Enhancing Amy Kennedy's Congressional Hopes A national tracking poll finds that former Vice President Joe Biden is "all but certain" to win New Jersey in next Tuesday's election over President Donald J. Trump. The 50-state poll conducted by The Economist gives Biden a roughly 60 to 40 percent margin of victory in New Jersey in the final days until Election Day.  That's good news for another Democrat in the state's most hotly contested congressional race: Amy Kennedy of Atlantic County is polling ahead of U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew of Cape May County, a vocal supporter of President Trump. Inside Elections currently predicts New Jersey'…

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by Jon Craig
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'Staggering' 10,138 Coronavirus Deaths In NJ; Surgeries, July 7 Election Next Steps Reopening 'Staggering' 10,138 Coronavirus Deaths In NJ; Surgeries, July 7 Election Next Steps Reopening
'Staggering' 10,138 Coronavirus Deaths In NJ; Surgeries, July 7 Election Next Steps Reopening New Jersey crossed a grim, "staggering" milestone, state officials said. A total of 10,138 state residents have died from coronavirus, Gov. Phil Murphy said at a Friday afternoon briefing. That total includes 201 deaths confirmed during the past 24 hours, he said. New Jersey is second only to New York states with total COVID-19 deaths. "That is a staggering number,''' Murphy said, sharing his condolences with friends and family of all coronavirus victims. More than half the state's total deaths have occurred among patients, and staff, at NJ's more than 500 nursing homes, veterans hom…

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by Jon Craig