New Jersey: Polls Have Now Closed

post from Daily Kos on 03 November 2009 08:26:18 PM. © Daily Kos

UPDATE: As actual precincts come in, the numbers, not shockingly, are tightening up.

Election Results--New Jersey Governor--11/3/09--3% Reporting

Chris Christie (R) 36,958 (49%)
Gov. Jon Corzine (D) 32,268 (43%)
Chris Daggett (I) 5478 (7%)

Election Results--New Jersey Governor--11/3/09--0% Reporting

Chris Christie (R) 8519 (62%)
Gov. Jon Corzine (D) 3064 (29%)
Chris Daggett (I) 1125 (8%)

The polls have now closed in New Jersey. Obviously, the first returns above will be updated, since this is a fraction of a fraction of the precincts reporting.

The exit poll rumors are floating about. Christie, as expected, cleaned up against Independents, but in the final analysis they were less than 30% of the vote.

There are a lot more Democrats than Republicans in the state, however, and thus the conventional wisdom is that the race is too close to call, and could take a long, long time to sort out.

There are also, as in Virginia, legislative races in the state tonight. We'll keep one eye on them, as well. We'll also provide updates to the vote totals as they come in.