PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli says he's not conceding in the race for New Jersey's governor.
He took to Twitter on Thursday and said he's waiting to either give a victory speech or concede to incumbent Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy until "all legal votes are counted."
"There are still tens of thousands of vote-by-mail and provisional ballots to be counted," Ciattarelli said, claiming the process would take "a week or two" before it's completed.
As of 7:45 p.m. Thursday night, with 99% of precincts reporting, Murphy had about a 48,000-vote lead on Ciattarelli.
Murphy declared victory Wednesday night after the race was called earlier in the evening. He was projected to be the first Democratic incumbent to win a gubernatorial election in New Jersey in 44 years.
