History for Morris County Democrats will have to wait – another year at least.  Barring an unforeseen development, a Democrat is not going to be elected to the county freeholder board.

Cary Amaro of Randolph had taken an early lead in her quest to unseat incumbent Republican Tayfun Selen, who was appointed to the board to fill a vacancy last year.

Amaro’s lead actually stood up for about a week as votes were tabulated. But Selen, of Chatham Township, grabbed the lead a few days ago and it has been widending ever since.

This morning, Selen was up by about 8,000 votes -128,724 to 120,774.

This means that Doug Romaine will remain the answer to the political trivia question of, “Who was the only Democratic freeholder in Morris County history?”

Republicans are gleeful they’re going to hold the seat.

Losing is losing, but Dems must take solace from the fact they have at least made county politics in Morris more competitive.