Jack Ciattarelli

Jack Ciattarelli said there are tens of thousands of votes still to count, as the latest unofficial tally shows him trailing by 44,000 votes, almost 1.8%.

The AP essentially determined there was no way Republican Jack Ciattarelli could gather enough votes to pull ahead of Murphy's unofficial lead.

Saying that he would be remembered not by how many votes he won but by what his administration accomplishes, Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday declared victory after an election night that had ended in a statistical tie.

The Associated Press on Wednesday called the New Jersey governor's race for Gov. Phil Murphy, saying he narrowly won a victory over former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli.

Additional votes tallied overnight and Wednesday morning show Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy ahead of Republican Jack Ciattarelli by nearly 7,200 votes, 0.3%.

It may be sometime before a winner is officially declared in New Jersey's race for governor, but we are getting a closer look at what was driving people to the polls on Tuesday.

"We want every legal vote counted," Ciattarelli told the crowd.

Eagleton found Murphy at 50% and Ciattarelli at 42% among registered and likely voters.

Hurley: Major Survey Will Be Released Today Showing Tight Gov. Race. Governor Murphy has held between a six and 11 point advantage throughout the late stages of the campaign

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