Carl Lewis quits N.J. Senate race after court ruling

    Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis says he is giving up his legal fight to run for New Jersey state Senate, the AP reports.

    His announcement comes a day after a federal appeals panel ruled that he’s not eligible to run because he does not meet a four-year residency requirement for the office.

    That ruling from judges on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came seven weeks before the election and just before ballots were to be printed for the state’s 8th Legislative District.

    Lewis, a Democrat who has never run for office before, was trying to challenge Republican incumbent Dawn Addiego. And unless there’s some kind of quick action, the ballots will be printed without a Democratic candidate.

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