On Tuesday, November 7, 1989, it was election day. In Philadelphia's neighboring state, New Jersey, they were electing a governor. Both candidates, Democratic Jim Florio and Republican Jim Courter spent about the same amount of cash on media ads. However, the outcome was Florio with 61% of the vote and Courter with 37%.

This video has been on our website for years. However, we recently re-encoded it. The quality is now much better and it is three times as long as it waspreviously. The KYW-TV Eyewitness News Team was in place to bring residents of the Delaware Valley all the results of the 1989 election.. The first report came from Veteran Channel 3 reporter Dick Standish at Florio headquarters. It's 10 pm. After Dick Standish finished his report, he threw the coverage to Broadcast Pioneers member Dick Sheeran at Courter headquarters. Channel 3 anchors Steve Bell and Beverly Williams were on hand for the wrap-around. In our opinion, the Real Video version is clearer and sharper.

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Video originally donated by Broadcast Pioneers member Gerry Wilkinson
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