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Democrat Marisa Sweeney (D) wins Assembly seat in 25th district
Democrat Marisa Sweeney has won her race for State Assembly in the 25th district, flipping the Morris County-based seat for the first time since 1977.
Sweeney leads two-term Republican incumbent Christian Barranco (R-Jefferson) by 664 votes after roughly 243 vote-by-mail ballots were counted earlier today.
Sweeney, a Morristown planning board member, will share the district with Republican Aura Dunn (R-Mendham), who was re-elected on Tuesday.
Barranco acknowledged his upset loss and said he does not expect to seek a recount. He also suggested that he would seek to regain his seat in two years.
https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/democrat-marisa-sweeney-wins-assembly-seat-in-25th-district/