In Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, two Democrats won positions on the county commission, giving the blue party control for the first time in 140 years. It was just one more highlight of an impressive night for the left. Maine restored election-day registration; Ohio overturned Gov. Kasich’s anti-collective bargaining bill; Mississippi rejected an extreme anti-choice ballot initiative; the author of the Arizona anti-immigration bill was recalled; Democrats swept offices in Connecticut; a Democratic governor won reelection in Kentucky; the Democrats held control of the Senate in Iowa; and they successfully recalled a Republican state representative in Michigan.
New Jersey saw some excellent results, too, with Morris County Republicans expressing “great dismay” at the poll results, and Brick Township throwing the Republicans out.
Gov. Chris Christie’s pull didn’t reach down to the local level in Brick Township, where the GOP incumbents — who featured Christie’s endorsement of them on their campaign fliers — were swept out of office.
Much of the race had centered on opposition to the policies of Mayor Stephen Acropolis, a Republican.
The election flips control of the township council to Democrats, who had no seats on the seven-member panel last year.
The only black mark was in Virginia where Republicans made gains in the House of Delegates and may have won functional control of the Senate.
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