Senate and House races, as party-endorsed candidates performed well at the polls. The contests along party lines went largely as expected in the U.S. New Jersey is one of eight states that held primaries Tuesday. Jeff Van Drew won the Democratic primary in the 2nd district. He will face off against former Atlantic City Councilman and Atlantic County Freeholder Seth Grossman, who won the Republican primary, in what will be a closely-watched race nationally. The 2nd district stretches from the southern Jersey shore to the Delaware River.Īrrest Made in Sex Assault of Girl, 13, Leaving SEPTA SubwayĬlick here for the continuously updated voting results in key contests throughout the evening. Both are retiring.įrank LoBiondo of South Jersey's sprawling 2nd district and Rodney Freylinghuysen of North Jersey's 11th district previously announced they would not seek re-election. In the races for New Jersey's 12 congressional districts, Democrats see a golden opportunity this year to grab two congressional seats long held by centrist Republicans. He beat out business owner Lisa McCormick in the primary. Menendez is seeking a third six-year term. He'll need to overcome a nearly 900,000-vote advantage that the Democratic Party holds over Republicans statewide. until this year and is a first-time candidate spending millions of dollars of his own fortune to finance his race. Bob Menendez and first-time politician Bob Hugin will face off in November after both won their primaries Tuesday.īob Hugin defeated construction company executive Brian Goldberg.
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