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Rep. Jeff Van Drew loses New Jersey House race to Democrat Zack Mullock

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Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a Republican from New Jersey who first entered the House as a Democrat, lost his reelection race to Democrat Zack Mullock, the mayor of Cape May, according to preliminary results from Decision Desk HQ. The race for New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District was expected to be a safe Republican seat, the Washington Examiner reports. The New Jersey Globe reported that Van Drew called Mullock to concede before the Associated Press called the race, and that at 10:24 p.m. it had Mullock at 52.1% to Van Drew's 46.9%.

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  1. Rep. Jeff Van Drew lost the New Jersey 2nd District race to Democrat Zack Mullock, according to preliminary results.

    Reported byCenter1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    The Hill
    Right
    The Washington Times, Washington Examiner

  2. Mullock is the mayor of Cape May.

    One outletThe Hill· Center

  3. The seat was expected to be a safe Republican seat before the vote.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

  4. Van Drew called Mullock to concede before the Associated Press called the race, according to the New Jersey Globe.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

  5. At 10:24 p.m., the New Jersey Globe had Mullock at 52.1% and Van Drew at 46.9%.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

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All three outlets report that Van Drew lost the New Jersey 2nd District race to Democrat Zack Mullock, based on preliminary results. The Hill gives a plain account of the result, while the two right-side outlets highlight the upset in a seat expected to be safe and Van Drew's concession.

  • the left

    No coverage yet

    No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The Hill's headline states the loss plainly and attributes the count to preliminary results in its description.

    GOP New Jersey Rep. Van Drew loses to Democrat Zack Mullock
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Both right-side outlets report the loss, with The Washington Times calling it an upset and the Washington Examiner stressing that the seat was expected to be safe.

    Jeff Van Drew concedes to Democrat in New Jersey House seat
    Washington ExaminerRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    suffers

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    suffersMore neutral: loses

    Suffers presents the loss as a harm to the party, where a plain report of the result would say loses.

    Van Drew suffers upset loss in New Jersey

    Used byThe Washington Times (Right)

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From the left

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Leads with

  • Van Drew's party-switch history
  • Preliminary Decision Desk HQ results
  • Mullock's role as Cape May mayor
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  • The HillCenter

    GOP New Jersey Rep. Van Drew loses to Democrat Zack Mullock

    Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.), who originally entered the House as a Democrat before President Trump's first impeachment, lost to Democrat Zack Mullock in the race to lead New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District, according to preliminary results from Decision Desk HQ. …

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From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Upset in a seat expected to be safe
  • Van Drew's concession before the AP call
  • Van Drew's switch from Democrat to Republican
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  • Left

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Center

    24 min later

    Its first report, Nov 3, 11:05 PM EST

  • Right

    First to report

    Washington Examiner, Nov 3, 10:42 PM EST

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  1. Washington ExaminerRightNov 3, 10:42 PM EST
  2. The Washington TimesRightNov 3, 10:54 PM EST
  3. The HillCenterNov 3, 11:05 PM EST

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