Shortly after the race was called, Ciattarelli’s campaign signaled that a concession was far from imminent. As they mulled the election results, some New Jersey Democrats blamed Biden. The governor, Durr argued, had stripped New Jersey residents of their rights by imposing an array of restrictions during the pandemic. Murphy’s campaign has cast the election as historic because he will be the first Democratic governor of New Jersey to be reelected in 44 years. As the pandemic dragged on, some Republicans dragged out comments Murphy had made on taxes two years earlier.
