New Jersey Results--AP Calls It For Christie

by: Chris Bowers

Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 22:13

Update 11: This thread will no longer update.

Update 10--Christie wins: Damn it, damn it, damn it. AP calls it for Christie.  Don't expect the projection to be reversed, given what I am hearing behind the scenes. It's over.

Update 9--Starting to get dire: I am feeling less and less confident here. The projections don't look great at this point.

Update 8--4 big Democratic towns left to report: From a source, there are four big Democratic towns left to report in New Jersey. Still, going to be difficult.

Update 7--Corzine will get closer: Given the areas that have yet to report, Corzine should end up with between 45-48% of the vote, per 538 on twitter. Given that the total Independent vote looks to be around 6%, 48% would win, and 47% is probably recount territory. Expect a long night.

Update 6--site update: Stripped out some of the content in the left hand columns. Open Left is loading much faster now.

Update 5--exit poll toplines show 1% race: According to Josh at TPM, the exit polls show Corzine and Christie within one point of each other. This may very well be the nail biter the polls had predicted. The early results are from Republican-leaning areas.

Update 4: Real results coming in now.

Update 3: The early results are not from any precinct. Must be early voting of some kind.

Update 2: Early exit poll data indicate that Daggett supporters may have moved hard toward Christie toward the end:

In New Jersey, Republican Chris Christie took 58 percent of the independent vote, according to early CNN Exit Poll data. Incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine, a Democrat, took just 33 percent of the independent vote. Independents made up 27 percent of the voters in New Jersey race.

With Daggett only receiving 9% of the Independent vote, a late exodus of Daggett supporters to Christie may spell real trouble for Corzine. Damn it.

Update 1: On the plus side, AP says the campaign is too close to call.