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‘All votes have been counted’: Steve Sweeney concedes loss in New Jersey Senate race

The longest-serving Senate president in the state’s history, Sweeney lost reelection to a political newcomer with a shoestring campaign.

New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney pauses to take questions from members of the media during a news conference in Trenton on Wednesday in Trenton as he conceded that he had lost reelection.
New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney pauses to take questions from members of the media during a news conference in Trenton on Wednesday in Trenton as he conceded that he had lost reelection.Read moreMatt Rourke / AP