When it comes to tomorrow night, Republican Rosemary Becchi wants everyone to wait - and wait - and maybe wait even longer.

Becchi, the GOP candidate in CD-11 against Democrat Mikie Sherrill, urged media outlets today not to call the election "too early."

She adds, "This is an unprecedented election year. ... The media should not rely on traditional election results reporting to make election night predictions."

Wondering how long it will take to count ballots - most of which will be hand-delivered one way or another - is not an idle concern.

Over the weekend, Chip Robinson, the chair of the Morris County Democratic Committee, said he didn't expect complete results until more than a week after election day.

There is a difference, of course, between "complete results" and knowing who is going to win.

If a race is one-sided - even with only 50 percent of the votes counted - there should be no controversy about declaring a winner.

But if it is close - as Becchi obviously hopes - waiting makes sense.

This is, to use an appropriate cliche - "unchartered territory." Just how fast will ballots be counted? And just how many ballots will arrive after election day?

In CD-11, four counties are involved - Essex, Morris (the largest), Passaic and Sussex.