New Jersey Midterm Primer: CD 7 Kean-Malinowski Race Among Nation’s Most-Watched Contests
FORKED RIVER, N.J.—Democrats now hold 10 of New Jersey’s 12 seats in Congress but Republicans believe they have a good shot at knocking at least two of those incumbents out of the House this fall.
Overall, 11 sitting congressional representatives are seeking reelection on New Jersey’s Nov. 8 ballot following the June 7 primaries, where many faced inter-party rivals but few were truly challenged.
That general election slate features nine incumbent Democrats and two Republicans, including Rep. Christopher Smith (R-N.J.) who is the longest-serving U.S. House member in state history.
Smith, 69, is expected to cruise past Democrat challenger Matthew Jenkins to secure his 22nd term representing Congressional District (CD) 4 in November.
The only open seat in New Jersey’s 12-member congressional delegation is in CD 8, where U.S. Rep. Albio Sires (D-N.J.) is retiring after representing the urban district across the Hudson from Manhattan since 2006.
Port Authority Commissioner Robert Menendez, Jr., the son of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), is projected to dispatch Republican challenger Marcus Arroyo in the deep-blue district.
The most compelling New Jersey congressional races are projected to be in CD 3 and CD 7, where incumbent Democrats face robustly financed Republicans boosted by post-Census redistricting and growing numbers of Republican voters.
In CD 3, Republican Bob Healey, executive co-chair of the Viking Group, a shipbuilding company that employs at least 1,000 people in the Burlington area, out-polled two other candidates in the GOP primary and will square off with Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) who is seeking a third term.
The Cook Political Report classifies CD 3 as “leaning Democratic” but rates the swing district race between Healey and Kim as competitive, with Republicans targeting the seat as potentially ripe for the taking.
Democrats and Kim are taking Healey’s challenge seriously with the incumbent raising $4.341 million, spending
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