National trend of write-in votes shows up in NJ votes for Mickey Mouse, Sweet Meteor of Death, and Dave Mustaine

With two historically unpopular presidential hopefuls at the top of this year’s ballot, the number of write-in votes skyrocketed compared to the last presidential race. In Hudson County, 1,122 people wrote in candidates for president this year instead of voting for Republican Donald J. Trump, Democrat Hillary Clinton or the other seven candidates on the ballot.…