TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democrats fended off Republican challenges in pivotal state Senate races and flipped three Assembly contests from GOP control Tuesday, buoying the party’s prospects after a bleak showing in the last election.
State Sen. Vin Gopal defeated Republican Steve Dnistrian in the coastal 11th Legislative District and incumbent Andrew Zwicker beat former GOP Rep. Michael Pappas in the 16th District, which includes Princeton. Gopal's running mates Margie Donlon and Luanne Peterpaul also defeated Republican incumbents in the same district. In Ocean County’s 30th District, Rabbi Avi Schnall defeated GOP incumbent Assemblyman Edward Thomson.
“I think we’re in the right place on that issue and the truth is if Republicans got a foothold on the majority, they would tear down those rights,” Scutari said. “They’re protected in statue and not in the Constitution.” All 80 seats in the Assembly and all 40 in the Senate were up for grabs, with the Democrats controlling both chambers.
“The biggest thing is the issues that we have raised are the ones that voters want to talk about. We changed the dialog in the state,” he said.
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