BASHAW CAMPAIGN UPDATE: REPUBLICANS TAKE THE LEAD IN DAY 3 OF EARLY VOTING

GOP Base Counties Out-performing Democratic Machine Counties

CAPE MAY — With unprecedented early voting turnout numbers, on Day 3 of New Jersey Early Voting, registered Republican voters have exceeded the number of registered Democratic voters in participating in in-person Early Voting.

Early Voting in-person vote totals as of Monday, October 28th, are as follows:

Democrats: 139,999

Republicans: 144,644

Unaffiliated: 94,149

Other: 2,355

TOTAL: 381,147

KEY FINDINGS:

---Turn out is strong in Republican base counties of Monmouth, Morris, and Ocean, demonstrating tremendous enthusiasm for the GOP ticket.

---Comparatively, the traditional Democratic strongholds of Essex and Hudson have seen weaker Democratic voter turnout.

---Swing Counties, such as Bergen, Burlington, Middlesex, and Somerset, have seen nearly even early ballots cast between registered voters in both parties.