Longtime New Jersey Senate President loses to truck driver Ed Durr, who spent $153
New
Jersey's
longtime
state
Senate
president,
Democrat
Steve
Sweeney
lost
reelection,
falling
to
a
Republican
newcomer
who
spent
little
money
and
underscoring
Democratic
woes
in
the
Biden
era.
The
Associated
Press
previously
reported
that
Edward
Durr,
a
furniture
company
truck
driver
and
first-time
officeholder,
had
spent
$153
on
his
campaign,
but
has
since
changed
the
figure
based
on
a
new
campaign
finance
report.
"It
is
stunning
and
shocking
and
I
cannot
figure
it
out,"
said
Senate
Majority
Leader
Loretta
Weinberg
said
in
an
AP
interview.
According
to
results
tallied
Thursday,
Sweeney's
defeat
in
New
Jersey's
3rd
Legislative
District
was
unexpected,
and
has
cast
the
fate
of
state
government
into
uncertainty.
"I
didn't
go
into
it
thinking
I'll
never
stand
a
chance.
I
knew
if
I
could
motivate
people
to
vote
then
I
had
a
chance,"
said
Durr
in
an
interview
with
Action
News
Thursday
night.