MORRISTOWN - For the first time in 53 years, a Democrat has been elected to the Morris County Board of Commissioners.

His name is Chris Russo and he ousted incumbent Tayfun Selen by about 21,000 votes.

This was unexpected, but then again it wasn't.

It really was a Democratic tsunami that swept the nation.

Only one seat on the seven-member board was up this year.

So, Republicans will still control the board by a 6-1 margin.

But that's not the point.

A win for a Democrat in what was once a reliably strong Republican county will reverberate across the state.

So much so that Mikie Sherrill will probably show up in January to swear Russo in.

You wanna bet on it?