New Jersey Democrats Call on Ciattarelli to Concede

“New Jersey Democrats are calling on Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli to concede last week’s election, saying that his silence since the race was called for Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is ‘an assault on the integrity of our elections,'” the Washington Post reports.

“As of Monday morning, Murphy led the Republican by roughly 2.6 percentage points, larger than the margin Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) won by last week. Democratic nominee Terry McAuliffe conceded that race on Nov. 3, the morning after the election, and Youngkin soon began the transition process by meeting with the state’s Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam.”

Jonathan Last: “Over the next 12 months it will be interesting to track what percentage of losing Republican candidates concede their losses and wish their opponents well.”