Jack Ciattarelli concedes to Phil Murphy in New Jersey governor's race [View all]

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Source: KYW1060

Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli has officially conceded to Gov. Phil Murphy in the New Jersey governor's race.

Ciattarelli said he called Murphy to congratulate him, and he has accepted defeat in a hard-fought election that was closer than just about anyone predicted — 51% to 48%.

“I do not see the result of this election as a failure,” he said at a press conference Friday. “On the contrary — I am proud of what our campaign accomplished, proud of how we helped reinvigorate the Republican Party and mobilize new people who have never been involved before.”

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From the earlier story -

As of Thursday night, Murphy had about a 74,000 vote lead, an advantage of about 2.9% and a 9,000-vote growth to his lead compared to Monday.

Republicans in disarray.