The recent New Jersey elections produced some unexpected results. The governor's race was much closer than expected. As of Nov. 19, the governor, although the first Democrat to be reelected since Gov. Brendan Byrne in 1977, prevailed by only 3 points, or 83,452 votes; and it appeared much closer on Election Day night and for a few days thereafter. And Sen. Steve Sweeney, who served the Third Senate District for 20 years, and as Senate President for 12 of those years, lost reelection by 2,212 votes, or 3 points (as of the last count we saw). The results in these two elections came as a shock to most political pundits and pollsters—because most believed both the governor and Sen. Sweeney would be reelected by wide margins.