
Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy ekes out win over GOP challenger Ciattarelli
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Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey will keep his job after a close call in his reelection race against GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli.
Murphy's narrow win comes despite polls indicating the incumbent was in for a comfortable victory in the state he won by over 14 points during his first run in 2017. President Biden also won the state easily just one year ago, defeating Donald Trump by nearly 16 points.
The incumbent faced several challenges throughout the race, including criticism of his decision to order nursing homes to readmit patients who were recovering from COVID-19, a move some critics said led to unnecessary loss of life.
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