Malinowski has 4,697-vote lead over Kean after Morris finishes counting

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) now leads Republican Thomas Kean, Jr. by 4,697 votes after 581 more votes were counted in Morris County on Tuesday.

Malinowski is now in front of Kean, 212,424 to 207,727, 50.6% to 49.4%.

There is still little clarity in the number of votes remaining uncounted in a very close congressional race in New Jersey’s 7th district.

Kean narrowed the race by just 19 votes after the Morris tally.  The Senate Minority Leader won 51.6% of the Morris votes, slightly below his 53.3% tally in the mostly Republican county.

Morris has counted virtually all of their votes, except for some cure letters that must arrive by tomorrow and some scattered provisional ballots.

Malinowski who unseated five-term Rep. Leonard Lance (R-Clinton Township) in 2018, was in front of Kean by 28,412 votes on election night.

The 7th district had been held by Republicans from 1956 until Malinowski ousted Lance two years ago by 16,200 votes, 51.7% to 46.7%.