A Superior Court judge has suspended counting of vote-by-mail ballots in Somerset County until Wednesday morning at the request of county election officials.

County Clerk Steve Peter, in a statement Tuesday evening, said the county had received an "overwhelming" quantity of mail-in ballots, which may total 19,000 to 20,000 in all.

Judge Yolanda Ciccone's order suspended the count as of 8 p.m. Tuesday, with the count slated to resume at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Officials said the county clerk's website would be updated with the final results as soon as the vote-by-mail ballots were counted.

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