Star Ledger declares Republican Christopher Christie winner in NJ Governor’s race
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 11:15 pm - by Alan Tu
November 03, 2009 - 10:10PM ET (i) = incumbent = winner
Governor - General
4519 of 6305 Precincts Reporting - 72%
Name
Party
Votes
Vote %
Christie, Chris
GOP
878,955
50%
Corzine, Jon (i)
Dem
775,526
44%
Daggett, Christopher
Ind
95,766
5%
Kaplan, Kenneth
Ind
3,212
0%
Steele, Gary
Ind
2,350
0%
Cullen, Jason
Ind
1,975
0%
Petris, Kostas
Ind
1,963
0%
Meiswinkle, David
Ind
1,800
0%
Pason, Gregory
Ind
1,368
0%
Stein, Gary
Ind
1,025
0%
Leinsdorf, Joshua
Ind
781
0%
Lindsay, Alvin
Ind
496
0%
Phila D.A. & Controller race with 91% with precincts in
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 11:12 pm - by Alan Tu
Election Category: DISTRICT ATTORNEY
91.69 % 1544/1684 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up
Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% of Total Votes
WILLIAMS, R SETH
DEMOCRATIC
88034
74.60 %
UNTERMEYER, MICHAEL W
REPUBLICAN
29947
25.38 %
Write In
28
0.02 %
Election Category: CONTROLLER
91.69 % 1544/1684 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up
Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% of Total Votes
BUTKOVITZ, ALAN L
DEMOCRATIC
80640
71.67 %
SCHMIDT, AL
REPUBLICAN
31850
28.31 %
Write In
28
0.02 %
Republican Christopher Christie leads NJ Governor’s race
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 11:03 pm - by Alan Tu
Governor - General
4055 of 6305 Precincts Reporting - 64%
Name
Party
Votes
Vote %
Christie, Chris
GOP
796,993
50%
Corzine, Jon (i)
Dem
698,908
44%
Daggett, Christopher
Ind
85,142
5%
Kaplan, Kenneth
Ind
2,880
0%
Steele, Gary
Ind
1,953
0%
Cullen, Jason
Ind
1,841
0%
Petris, Kostas
Ind
1,830
0%
Meiswinkle, David
Ind
1,563
0%
Pason, Gregory
Ind
1,227
0%
Stein, Gary
Ind
965
0%
Leinsdorf, Joshua
Ind
721
0%
Lindsay, Alvin
Ind
452
0%
Update on Phila D.A. & Controller races
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 10:37 pm - by Alan Tu
Election Category: DISTRICT ATTORNEY
73.16 % 1232/1684 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up
Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% of Total Votes
WILLIAMS, R SETH
DEMOCRATIC
66649
71.74 %
UNTERMEYER, MICHAEL W
REPUBLICAN
26238
28.24 %
Write In
20
0.02 %
Election Category: CONTROLLER
73.16 % 1232/1684 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up
Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% of Total Votes
BUTKOVITZ, ALAN L
DEMOCRATIC
61599
69.12 %
SCHMIDT, AL
REPUBLICAN
27496
30.85 %
Write In
22
0.02 %
Election update: New Jersey Governor’s race
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 10:27 pm - by Alan Tu
Governor - General
2338 of 6305 Precincts Reporting - 37%
Name
Party
Votes
Vote %
Christie, Chris
GOP
468,654
52%
Corzine, Jon (i)
Dem
367,819
41%
Daggett, Christopher
Ind
50,010
6%
Kaplan, Kenneth
Ind
1,745
0%
Steele, Gary
Ind
1,299
0%
Petris, Kostas
Ind
1,228
0%
Meiswinkle, David
Ind
970
0%
Cullen, Jason
Ind
862
0%
Stein, Gary
Ind
689
0%
Pason, Gregory
Ind
672
0%
Leinsdorf, Joshua
Ind
328
0%
Lindsay, Alvin
Ind
247
0%
Source: NJ.com
Philadelphia D.A. & Controller race updates
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 10:11 pm - by Alan Tu
Election Category: DISTRICT ATTORNEY
44.66 % 752/1684 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up
Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% of Total Votes
WILLIAMS, R SETH
DEMOCRATIC
41813
70.60 %
UNTERMEYER, MICHAEL W
REPUBLICAN
17398
29.38 %
Write In
15
0.03 %
Election Category: CONTROLLER
44.66 % 752/1684 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up
Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% of Total Votes
BUTKOVITZ, ALAN L
DEMOCRATIC
38935
68.41 %
SCHMIDT, AL
REPUBLICAN
17963
31.56 %
Write In
16
0.03 %
Polls close in DE, NJ, PA: The count begins
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 9:08 pm - by Alan Tu
Polls are closed in Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The big prize in tonight in the region is the race for New Jersey Governor. The Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine is facing a tough re-election battle against Republican Chris Christie and Independent Chris Daggett. WHYY has reporters with all three candidates.
In Pennsylvania, We’re watching who will [...]
Transit strike begins in Philadelphia
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 9:57 am - by Alan Tu
The largest union for workers at Philadelphia’s transit agency is striking after negotiations on a new contract broke down. The Transport Workers Union Local 234 says the strike began at 3 a.m. Tuesday. It will all but cripple a transit system that averages more than 928,0000 trips each weekday.
All bus, subway and trolley service in [...]
Macy’s: Congrats to the Phillies “Back to Back Champs”
Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 3:54 pm - by Alan Tu
If you look close, you’ll see this “Back To Back Champs.” The Philadelphia Phillies did win the last World Series but, this year’s World Series isn’t even over. This must have seen like a bad joke to the millions of Philadelphia Phillies fans who watched their team have a total meltdown in the 9th inning [...]
Suspected Sudoku cheater once questioned at chess championship
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 at 12:56 pm - by Alan Tu
THAT Eugene Varshavsky sure is talented.
Over the weekend a man using that name placed third in the Philadelphia Inquirer’s National Sudoku Championship taking home $3000. In 2006, a Eugene Varshavsky was beating top chess champions in an event also in Philadelphia. That is until he was asked to remove his hat. He initially resisted then [...]
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