Democrats have successfully flipped a seat in New Jersey’s General Assembly in a a deep-red district that has not elected a Democratic legislator in three decades.

Decision Desk HQ projects that Democrat Avi Schnall has won a seat in the assembly, unseating incumbent Republican Assemblyman Ned Thomson. Voters in each New Jersey legislative district choose two assembly members to represent them, so the contest was a four-way race featuring two Democrats and two Republicans.

Schnall was elected alongside incumbent Republican Assemblyman Sean Kean in the 30th district.

  • @givesomefucks
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    121 year ago

    That might be true.

    The point is everyone else that isn’t a far right religious extremist had to pick between one of those and a Republican

    That’s the issue.

    The two party system means most voters don’t have a real choice, which depresses turnout, and will lead to Republicans winning elections, or best case a Dem that doesn’t actually support the basics of the Dem platform like “separation of church and state” which is a very low bar.

    • ares35
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      41 year ago

      elections there are different. TWO seats per district, two votes per ballot, from a list of all candidates. there were other choices with D and R labels attached.