Audacious in defeat, Little declares for 2012

Before an enthusiastic crowd 250-300 people, Anna Little conceded her CD-6 congressional race to Frank Pallone and announced that she would be back in 2012.

Little announced the formation of the Anna’s Army Foundation , Anna’s Army PAC and the Little Government is Good Government PAC.

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Runyan holding on to 3% lead

The GOP’s only remaining hope to pick up a Congressional seat in NJ remains with Jon Runyan in CD-3.  With a 5,000 lead and three districts yet to report, MMM calls the race for Runyan.

Fake Tea Party candidate Peter DeStefano picked up 3100 votes.

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Holt Wins in CD-12

NJ.com has called CD-12 for Rush Holt, 51%-48%

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Pallone takes Plainfield 7950 to 667

MoreMonmouthMusing is calling CD-6 for Frank Pallone. 

With a 10,500 lead in Middlesex County and 7,300 in the City of Plainfield, there is no way for Anna Little to make up the roughy 16,000 vote lead Pallone has with only 26% of the districts yet to report in Middlesex.

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Sipprelle in a nail biter in 12. Pallone widending lead in Middlesex

Middlesex County just updated there results and Frank Pallone has opened an 8000 vote lead in the county, easily besting Anna Little’s 2800 lead in Monmouth.  Middlesex has only reported 53% of the district.

Scott Sipprelle has dominated the Monmouth vote.  With 98% of the Monmouth districts reporting, Sipprelle leads by 11,000 votes.  Holt leads in Middlesex by 4,000 votes with 83% reporting.  In Mercer County, Holt leads by 15,000.

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Sipprelle Dominating in Monmouth

With 73% of the Monmouth districts reporting for CD-12.  Scott Sipprelle leads Rush Holt 61%-37%. No results from Mercer  or Middlesex yet.

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Too Tight in CD 6 Monmouth

With 92% of the Monmouth County districts reporting, Anna Little is leading Frank Pallone by 2%.  Middlesex and Union have yet to report.

This is not good news for Little who will likely need a double digit lead in Monmouth County to win the entire district.

Little is down by 76 votes in her hometown of Highlands.

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MMM calls Fair Haven and Oceanport Races

MMM has called the Fair Haven Mayors race for incumbent Mike Halfacre.  He ran unopposed.

Likewise, Oceanport Council President Joe Irace was reelected tonight without a challenge.

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Live From Little Headquarters

MoreMonmouthMusings is monitoring the elections results from Anna Little Headquarters at the Shore Casino in Atlantic Highlands.  There appears to be about 200 people here already.

We’ll be posting results, interviews and commentary as the night goes on.   It looks to be big Republican night.  Marco Rubio has been declared the winner in Florida.  Rand Paul won in Kentucky.  Christine O’Donnell lost in Deleware, according to the New York Times.

Check back through out the night.

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Waiting to exhale

Angst.

The turnout is said to be great throughout Monmouth and Middlesex Counties.   What does that mean?

One senior Monmouth Democrat told me they were expected a blood bath in local races, but that Pallone and Holt would still win by a couple of points.

Gerry Scharfenberger told me the turnout is very strong in Middletown and that it appears to be 2-1 R.

The turnout in Highlands is high, both R’s and D’s are out.  Pallone had a nasty piece arrive in the mail yesterday.  Is that bringing the D’s out?

Middlesex County Republcian candidates are posting on facebook that the turnout is strong and steady.  They seem to feel good about it.

Frank Pallone tweeted that SEIU health care workers are canvassing for him. I have visions of seniors being dragged from their nursing home beds for one last vote before they move on the heaven or Chicago.

Rebecca Williams, a “New” Democrat running for council in Plainfield, told me the turnout was “pretty good.” Darn!  She told Poltickernj it was light this morning.  It is not snowing in Plainfield.

I’m so nervous that I incorrectly made a credit card payment on the web for $4000 when I meant to pay $400.  I called the company and thankfully didn’t have to push 1 to speak to an English speaking person in Bombay.  Angela, the nice lady in Florida, where it is cloudy and raining, calmly listened to me while I solved the problem myself on the website.  I told her that talking to her was better than Xanax.   That made her day.  Then I told her to vote for Marco and she rushed me off the phone, “we’re not allowed to talk about that.”  I’ve never taken Xanax.  Is it any good?

Toni Angelini told me, via facebook, to have a drink.  I told her I was affraid of doing something (or writing something) stupid.  I think I just did that anyway.

I can’t wait for this to be over.

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