The congressman Andy Kim has won New Jersey’s Democratic Senate primary, putting him in strong position for the general election in the blue-leaning state, though the win comes a day after the Democratic senator Bob Menendez filed to run as an independent amid his federal corruption trial.
Menendez, who has denied allegations that he accepted bribes to promote the interests of the Egyptian government, has chosen not to seek the Democratic Senate nomination. Kim’s win comes after a bruising battle that led New Jersey’s first lady, Tammy Murphy, to withdraw from the race in March.
