TRENTON - Former New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney conceded his senate seat to GOP newcomer Edward Durr on Wednesday, a week after the modest truck driver unseated the state's longest-tenured state legislature.
Sweeney, who recently withheld conceding after he claimed thousands of outstanding ballots remained, admitted Wednesday that he lost by 2,000 votes and would not request a recount. "It was a red wave, there were 12,000 more people that voted at this time than in 2017," Sweeney told reporters during Wednesday's concession speech.
He promised to remain active in the state's politics and work to make New Jersey a more affordable place to live. Though Sweeney was a fellow-Democrat, he fought Murphy at the start of his.