John Adler

Four key South Jersey Democratic officials today asked Assemblyman Louis Greenwald to reconsider his decison not to seek the 6th district State Senate seat that will be vacated in January by U.S. Rep.-elect John Adler.  Camden Couny Democratic Co-Chairmen Donald Norcross and James Beach, Cherry Hill Mayor Bernard Platt, and South Jersey Democratic leader George Norcross want Greenwald to run in a special election convention to replace Adler.  Greenwald has opted to remain in the Assembly, where he is chairman of the powerful Budget Committee.

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Tuesday night was the political equivalent of the World Series and Super Bowl. Only TV could keep up with the action and election returns.

And if you cared about the New Jersey races, NJN was the only TV station to tune to.

Get this: more than an hour after NJN had televised Democrat John Adler's acceptance speech in the state's 3rd Congressional District, NBC-10, KYW-TV and WPVI Ch. 6 over in Philly were still showing the G.O.P. candidate with the lead.  

NJN showed the Adler speech around 10:40 p.m.

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The phones are ringing off the hook at State Sen. John Adler’s congressional campaign headquarters this morning, with callers offering consoling words to staffers, only to be told that no, actually, Adler won.

While the results are in, some of the political tickers haven’t updated, and still show Medford Mayor Chris Myers with a narrow lead over Adler. While the Courier-Post’s Web site called the race for Adler, it still shows Myers with a 2,000 vote lead.

Adler’s new media consultant, Jay Lassiter, has been fielding many of the calls.

"I am glad that I didn't party too hard last night since the phones have been ringing all morning with folks who needed a talking down,” he said.

Adler (D-Cherry Hill) won the district last night by performing particularly well in Burlington County and Cherry Hill, while keeping Republican Chris Myers’ margin of victory to under 12 percent in Ocean County.

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MOUNT LAUREL – There was a loud roar when State Sen. John Adler took the stage to make his congressional victory speech at the Marriott Hotel tonight.

“I guess that’s what it sounds like when you wait 122 years to vote for a Democrat,” said Adler.

It was a huge night for South Jersey Democrats.

Not only was it a good night for Adler, the first Democrat to represent this district since the late 19th century, but for the Burlington County Democrats, who picked up a County Clerk seat and two freeholders – routing the Republicans this time around. That Barack Obama looked to be on a sure path to victory against John McCain didn’t dampen the mood either.

“I take this vote as a mandate for positive change for society,” said Adler.

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Mt. Laurel -- The hotel ballroom just erupted in cheers as John Adler made his way inside.

Myers Campaign Manager Mark Warren said that Chris Myers called Adler to concede.

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Democrats have picked up a Republican House seat in New Jersey's third district, with State Sen. John Adler (D-Cherry Hill) defeating Medford Mayor Christopher Myers.  The incumbent, Republican Jim Saxton, is retiring after 24 years in Congress.  Democrats have not won this seat since 1882.

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John Adler remains in the war room upstairs, but his supporters seem optimistic about victory based on apparently strong results out of Burlington County.

Evesham Mayor Randy Brown just addressed the crowd, saying that every last precincts remains to be counted, but hinted that a victory speech is imminent.

“I’ve got the feeling that you’re really going to like what’s going to come down the elevator.”

The formerly “pensive” room has transformed into a party atmosphere.

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MT. LAUREL -- The buffet has opened at John Adler’s party at the Mt. Laurel Marriot, and Evesham Mayor Randy Brown is emceeing the ceremonies.

Brown warned the crowd that this race will be tight, as expected. So far, all they have to go by are numbers coming out of heavily Republican Ocean County.

“It’s going to be a long night. Get ready," he said.

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Medford Mayor Chris Myers, who’s running for Congress in the 3rd District as a Republican, said that turnout is high in his hometown. But, perhaps more importantly, he said it appears to be high in Ocean County as well.

“Ocean County is high, so that’s good news. I think our message is getting through,” he said.

Myers said he didn’t have any specifics about the numbers, but high turnout in solidly Republican Ocean County does help alleviate Republican concerns that the bruise had still not disappeared from Myers’ primary against Ocean County Freeholder Jack Kelly.

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It's election eve, which means that it's time to journey up the Ivory Tower to hear what political analysts think will happen tomorrow.

The four analysts PolitickerNJ.com talked to today were unanimous in predicting a big win for Barack Obama over John McCain both nationally and in New Jersey, and were nearly certain that incumbent U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-Cliffside Park) would easily beat down the challenge by former Rep. Dick Zimmer.   

They were also unanimous in picking state Sen. John Adler (D-Cherry Hill) over Republican Medford Mayor Chris Myers in the 3rd Congressional District.

Three out of four predicated that U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett (R-Wantage) would beat challenger Dennis Shulman in the 5th District, but by a narrow margin.  

Three out of four also felt that Assemblywoman Linda Stender (D-Fanwood) had the edge in her race against state Sen. Leonard Lance (R-Flemington) in the 7th Congressional District, while one gave Lance a narrow victory. Read More >