COURT HOUSE – Bellevue Tavern was full of people supporting the Republican team on the evening of Nov. 5. “This is an opportunity to have really good, focused people,” Assembly Candidate Kristine Gabor said just before polls closed.
The room burst into applause at the early announcement of Gov. Chris Christie’s landslide victory over Democrat Barbara Buono. The room burst with applause at the official announcement of Christie’s win. “Election night is about wins and loses and Chris Christie is a big win,” said Michael Donohue, chairman of the Cape GOP.
Republicans Samuel Fiocchi and Gabor gave Democrats Nelson Albano and Bob Andrzejczak an interesting and close race for General Assembly. Early results had Fiocchi and Andrzejczak in the lead, threatening Albano’s spot. As of 10 p.m., Fiocchi was able to secure a spot, holding 26 percent of the vote. In the end, Fiocchi split the ticket with Andrzejczak.
“You should be proud of yourselves,” said Donohue, addressing the large crowd. “This is one of the best legislative tickets we have had. The ticket with diversity was the Republican ticket.”
“We worked so hard to run a positive campaign,” Gabor stated. “It’s all about public service, not politics.”
“The hardest part was trying to convince people we are not like the others,” said Gabor, a Cape May County freeholder.
Susan Adelizzi-Schmidt, led the Republican ticket this year. She had high hopes of becoming the first female senator from District 1. She said that she felt “confident that she ran a high-quality campaign. It was all about the issues. We put out an eight-point job plan. That was the focus.”
Prior to polls closing Adelizzi-Schmidt stated that she felt as though she “broke the glass ceiling. I hope my candidacy inspires other people that are regular working people, like me, to get involved in the process.”
Both Gabor and Adelizzi-Schmidt, despite their loss, were elated with the campaign they produced with their team. “It was a great ride,” Adelizzi-Schmidt said.
Donohue concluded the evening by stating that, “Tomorrow is New Year’s Day for politics.”
To contact Ashley Hoff, email ahoff@cmcherald.com.
For list of election results, go to:
http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/politicselections/96230-vote+nov.+5+general+election+polling+locations+open+6am8pm
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