{"id":2258552,"date":"2024-06-03T12:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T16:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-new-jersey-congressman-donald-payne-jr-to-win-primary-with-special-election-quickly-following\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T12:43:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T16:43:11","slug":"late-new-jersey-congressman-donald-payne-jr-to-win-primary-with-special-election-quickly-following","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-new-jersey-congressman-donald-payne-jr-to-win-primary-with-special-election-quickly-following\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Payne Jr., the late New Jersey congressman, to secure primary victory with prompt special election to follow"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flate-new-jersey-congressman-donald-payne-jr-to-win-primary-with-special-election-quickly-following%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2258552&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The late New \u200dJersey Democratic Rep. Donald Payne Jr. posthumously wins the primary in \u200dthe 10th Congressional District. \u200dA special election is planned to fill his seat. Payne, 65, passed away on April 24\u2063 following health struggles. The Democratic committee members will choose a nominee for the November ballot. The\u200b state prepares for a special election on July 16 and a general election \u2062on\u200c September 18 to complete Payne&#8217;s term.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The late <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New Jersey<\/a> Democratic Rep.\u00a0Donald Payne Jr. will win the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/primaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>primary<\/a> posthumously in the 10th Congressional District on Tuesday as the only Democrat on the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>State and party officials are already preparing for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-sen-jim-inhofe-to-announce-retirement-in-coming-days-report\/\" title=\"Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe To Announce Retirement In Coming Days: REPORT\">competitive special election<\/a> to fill Payne\u2019s seat later this summer. Payne, 65, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2977823\/donald-payne-jr-dead-house-democrat-dies-after-cardiac-episode-over-a-week-ago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>died on April 24<\/a> from a \u201ccardiac episode\u201d following a heart attack <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2969971\/rep-donald-payne-remains-on-ventilator-11-days-after-heart-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>earlier that month<\/a> and battling a series of health troubles over recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Due to New Jersey\u2019s filing rules, the deadline for the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 election<\/a> has already passed, meaning no one will replace Payne in the regular primary on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He served six terms in the House of Representatives, entering <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Congress<\/a> after the death of his father, former Rep. Donald Payne Sr., who was New Jersey\u2019s first black representative.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following Payne\u2019s posthumous win on Tuesday, the Democratic committee members of the 10th District\u2019s areas in Essex, Union, and Hudson counties will meet to select their nominee to replace him on the regular November ballot.<\/p>\n<p>With Payne\u2019s vacant seat in the House, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had a one-seat majority. That majority will move to two seats later on Monday after Republican Vince Fong is sworn in as the newest GOP representative in the House. Fong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3012355\/mccarthy-california-house-seat-won-vince-fong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>won a special election<\/a> to replace former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.<\/p>\n<h2>New Jersey special election on the horizon<\/h2>\n<p>Separate from the Nov. 5 regular general election ballot, Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) set a July 16 special primary election and a special general election on Sept. 18 to select a new member to finish out Payne\u2019s term.<\/p>\n<p>The state\u2019s 10th District is one of the most Democratic districts in the nation, and no Democratic nominee has received less than 75% of the district\u2019s vote in the last two decades. It has not elected a Republican since 1946.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of Payne\u2019s death, <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseymonitor.com\/briefs\/twelve-vying-to-fill-the-late-rep-donald-paynes-term\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a dozen candidates<\/a> launched campaigns for the special election: 11 Democrats and one Republican, per the <em>New Jersey Monitor<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>The Democrats include Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver, former East Orange Councilwoman Brittany Claybrooks, Rutgers law professor Eugene Mazo, Hudson County Commissioner Jerry Walker, Linden Mayor Derek Armstead, Economic Development Authority executive Darryl Godfrey, former congressional candidate John Flora, former Payne staffer Shana Melius, Essex County College professor Sheila Montague, Alberta Gordon, and Debra Salters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Mazo, McIver, and Claybrooks all survived challenges against their appearance on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-elder-sues-calif-secy-of-state-after-he-was-excluded-from-ballot\/\" title=\"Larry Elder sues Calif. Secy. of State after he was excluded from ballot\">special election ballot<\/a>. Claybrooks sought to remove McIver, while the New Jersey Democratic State Committee, supporting McIver, lodged its own challenge against Claybrooks. Mazo <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/congress\/gene-mazo-survives-petition-challenge-in-nj-10-special-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>narrowly survived<\/a> a challenge from the Democratic State Committee, as well, per the <em>New Jersey Globe<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>Each of the challenges against Mazo, McIver, and Claybrooks called into question the validity of the signatures each candidate collected to qualify on New Jersey\u2019s ballot. Candidates needed to collect 200 signatures in order to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-no-labels-may-have-no-cash-and-no-plan\/\" title=\"No Labels: No Money, No Strategy\">gain ballot access<\/a>, according to the news outlet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Carmen Bucco was the only Republican to file for the seat, so he will likely be the party\u2019s nominee in the September special election.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late NJ Democratic Rep. Donald Payne Jr. posthumously wins primary in the 10th Congressional District on Tuesday. As the sole Democrat on the ballot, a competitive special election is set for later this summer to fill his seat. 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