The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. Leading Off ● New Jersey & Virginia Recap: Republicans swept Virginia’s statewide races on Tuesday, while the contest for governor New Jersey, unexpectedly, remained uncalled the following morning. It also remains to be seen whether the GOP will have a narrow majority in the Virginia House of Delegates, or if there are enough uncounted votes to force a 50-50 tie that would require a power-sharing agreement. With 2.36 million votes counted in New Jersey, Republican Jack Ciattarelli held a 49.65-49.6 edge over Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy―a margin of 1,193 votes. NJ.com writes that “thousands of votes — especially from Democratic-leaning areas — have yet to be counted,” and that “it remains unclear how many vote-by-mail or provisional ballots still must be tallied.” Neither Murphy, who went into Election Day as the heavy favorite, or Ciattarelli have declared victory or conceded. Read more