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.