HACKENSACK - The whole of New Jersey might be embroiled in casino controversy chaos, but to Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco, the case is clear: any future North Jersey casino should be built in the Meadowlands in his own Bergen County.
A look at unofficial election numbers in state Legislative District 36, which includes South Bergen, tells a story that helps to explain Democrat Jim Tedesco's 53 percent to 46 percent victory over GOP incumbent Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan.