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The three men who currently represent South Jersey in Congress held off primary challenges Tuesday in their bids to win re-election this year.
Tuesday was primary election day in New Jersey, and for Democrats and Republicans there were important choices made at the polls with ramifications that could be realized in November's pivotal midterm elections. Despite facing opponents, incumbent members of the U.S. House from South Jersey solidified their party support ahead of races that could be closer in November. Here's a look at the results from three Congressional races in South Jersey's 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts.
Polls close at 8 p.m., concluding a primary election season in which New Jersey Republicans hope to choose candidates that help them claw back more seats in the House of Representatives lost to Democrats over the past decade.
Political newcomer Tim Alexander defeated Carolyn Rush in Tuesday's Democratic primary election for New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District. Alexander, a former Atlantic County detective who supports police reforms, will face incumbent Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew in the November election. Van Drew easily won his primary race on Tuesday. The 2nd District includes Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem counties, and portions of Gloucester and Ocean counties.
Incumbents seeking to return to Congress were able to cruise to the general election in November.