As expected, all 11 of New Jersey’s 12 congressional incumbents seeking reelection—nine Democrats and two Republicans—secured their party’s nods during the state’s June 7 primary to advance to November’s ballots.
But four sitting Democrats now await what are anticipated to be stiff challenges from Republican opponents come this fall with the GOP aiming to claw away at least two of the 10 congressional seats now held by Democrats.
Well-known and robustly financed Republican candidates in two New Jersey races could be among the nation’s most compelling congressional contests of the 2022 midterms.
In the state’s Congressional District 7 (CD 7) election, two-term Democrat Rep. Tom Malinowski will face former Senate Minority Leader Thomas Kean, Jr., the grandson of former Republican Rep. Robert Kean and son of former GOP Gov. Thomas Kean, Sr., in November….