After 2020, a candidate conceding an election is no longer a sure thing

New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli, a Republican, concedes the race to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Nov. 12, 2021 — 10 days after Election Day.

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What Mark Sheridan was asking for used to be commonplace.

He says he just wanted a little more time.

Sheridan, a longtime Republican campaign attorney, represented the GOP candidate for governor in New Jersey, Jack Ciattarelli, during his campaign last year.