Live Results: Harris wins New Jersey, Andy Kim claims U.S. Senate seat, AP calls
PHILADELPHIA - The Associated Press quickly tallied two democratic wins in New Jersey shortly after polls closed, calling the presidential race for Harris and the U.S. Senate seat for Andy Kim.
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A dozen U.S. House seats are up for grabs in New Jersey, including local elections that feature New Jersey political figureheads Donald Norcross (D) and Jeff Van Drew (R). Norcross is trying to maintain the democratic stranglehold on New Jersey's 1st district, a pocket of the state just outside of Philadelphia that hasn't elected a republican since 1986, according to 270towin.com. Van Drew, the incumbent in the 2nd District, is campaigning to keep his portion of South Jersey red.
Donald Norcross (D) and Jeff Van Drew (R) maintained their U.S. House seats in New Jersey's 1st and 2nd districts. Herb Conway (D) kept the 3rd District for the democrats after Andy Kim vacated the seat to run for U.S. Senate.
President: Kamala Harris (D) vs. Donald Trump (R)
Kamala Harris is the projected winner in New Jersey over former President Donald Trump for the 2024 presidential election, according to the Associated Press.
New Jersey is historically a Democratic stronghold in presidential contests, with the last Republican winning in 1988.
In 2020, President Joe Biden won the state over Trump with a significant margin of 57 to 41 percent.
U.S. Senate: Andy Kim (D) vs. Curtis Bashaw (R)
Democrat Andy Kim has won the race to fill Bob Menendez’s open U.S. Senate seat in New Jersey, according to the Associated Press.
The three-term congressman defeated his Republican opponent Curtis Bashaw, a first-time candidate and hotel developer who hoped to claim a New Jersey Senate victory for his party for the first time in more than 50 years.
Both candidates were vying to replace former Sen. Menendez, who resigned in August after he was convicted on federal bribery charges.
Kim declared his candidacy a day after Menendez’s indictment last year, saying it was time for the state to turn the page on the longtime legislator.
Battling in what became one of the most closely watched contests in the 2024 election, Kim and Bashaw clashed over abortion and immigration, coming face-to-face in a heated debate last month.
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Democrat Donald Norcross and Republican Jeff Van Drew won re-election bids in New Jersey's 1st and 2nd congressional districts.
The U.S. House seat in New Jersey's 3rd District, formerly held by Rep. Andy Kim, was won by fellow democrat Herb Conway.