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Democrats keep control of N.J. Legislature as State Sen. Edward ‘Ed the Trucker’ Durr loses

“I think women spoke, quite frankly,” said former Assembly member John Burzichelli, who defeated Durr in the Third District’s State Senate race.

Voters enter the Mantua fire station in Sewell, Gloucester County Tuesday, Nov. 7,  2023, to cast their ballots in South Jersey’s 3rd Legislative District. All 120 seats are on the ballot, and control of the Legislature hangs in the balance. 3rd District incumbent Republican Ed Durr, who gained national attention in 2021 when he upset then-Senate President Steve Sweeney faces Democrat John Burzichelli, who also lost on Sweeney’s ticket in 2021 after 20 years in office. Democrats did not see Durr as a threat two years ago and did little then to campaign against him, but are not holding back this time.
Voters enter the Mantua fire station in Sewell, Gloucester County Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, to cast their ballots in South Jersey’s 3rd Legislative District. All 120 seats are on the ballot, and control of the Legislature hangs in the balance. 3rd District incumbent Republican Ed Durr, who gained national attention in 2021 when he upset then-Senate President Steve Sweeney faces Democrat John Burzichelli, who also lost on Sweeney’s ticket in 2021 after 20 years in office. Democrats did not see Durr as a threat two years ago and did little then to campaign against him, but are not holding back this time.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer