Democrat New Jersey State Senate President in Danger of Losing to Republican Truck Driver Who Spent Less Than $200 on Campaign

The Democrat New Jersey State Senate President is in serious danger of losing to Republican truck driver and grandfather Ed Durr - who spent less than $200 on his campaign.

Senate President Steve Sweeney broke records in 2017 for the nation's most expensive campaign ever in a single legislative district while also wiping out several state records, according to a report from Insider New Jersey.

Update: With 94% of the vote counted, Republican Senate candidate Edward Durr now leads New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney by roughly 2,000 votes; 32,134 to 30,125.

The New Jersey Globe had originally called the race for Senate President Sweeney, but had to issue a retraction shortly after 1 a.m., explaining "This race call was retracted at 1:11 a.m., after it became clear all three Democrats stood a strong chance of losing."

"The New Jersey Globe is retracting its call of the 3rd legislative district in favor of Democrats; in a major surprise, all three incumbent Democrats stand a significant chance of losing to their unheralded Republican foes," the newspaper's retraction continued.

"If Sweeney in particular does indeed lose, it would constitute a political earthquake in the New Jersey legislature. Holding the Senate Presidency since 2010, Sweeney is the longest-serving legislative leader in state history, and seemed to have an iron grip on the 3rd district - until tonight, that is."

Durr went on to explain that he wants New Jersey to go back to being the state that it was when he was a child.

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