{"id":2259999,"date":"2024-06-04T22:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T02:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/herb-conaway-wins-new-jersey-house-primary-to-replace-rep-andy-kim\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T22:19:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T02:19:03","slug":"herb-conaway-wins-new-jersey-house-primary-to-replace-rep-andy-kim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/herb-conaway-wins-new-jersey-house-primary-to-replace-rep-andy-kim\/","title":{"rendered":"Herb Conaway secures New Jersey House primary to succeed Rep. Andy Kim"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fherb-conaway-wins-new-jersey-house-primary-to-replace-rep-andy-kim%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=2259999&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-declares-we-have-been-vindicated-as-disney-concedes-defeat-in-long-running-legal-battle\/\" title=\"DeSantis celebrates victory as Disney ends lengthy legal dispute\">summary includes<\/a>\u200d a &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; button that triggers a function when clicked and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/7-types-of-facial-wrinkles-and-what-they-say-about-your-internal-health\/\" title=\"7 Types of Facial Wrinkles and What They Say About Your Internal Health\">horizontal line<\/a> separating content sections. The summary features a &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; button that activates a function on click, along with \u2064a horizontal \u2062line dividing content sections. The summary\u2063 highlights a &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; button \u200cthat initiates\u200d a function upon\u2063 clicking \u2064and a horizontal line that separates content sections.  <\/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 data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>New Jersey state Rep. Herb Conaway won the contested Democratic primary to replace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/andy-kim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rep. Andy Kim<\/a> (D-NJ), who gave up his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3023080\/elections-new-jersey-new-mexico-dc-south-dakota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>safe Democratic seat<\/a> to vie for the U.S. Senate. <\/p>\n<p>Conaway won the race for New Jersey\u2019s 3rd Congressional District with 47.9% of the vote with about 26% of ballots tallied. The <em>Associated Press <\/em>called the race in Conaway\u2019s favor at 9:22 p.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n<p>Conaway faced a crowded field of Democrats who sought to replace Kim as he steps down from the lower chamber next year, including fellow state Rep. Carol Murphy and civil rights attorney Joe Cohn. <\/p>\n<p>Kim\u2019s seat became up for grabs earlier this year when Kim announced he would instead run for the Senate seat currently held by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ). Menendez is not seeking reelection as the Democratic nominee after facing criminal charges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Menendez was indicted after alleging he accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes \u201cto use his official position to protect and enrich them and to benefit the Government of Egypt,\u201d according to the charges. He has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and has since announced he would run as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3026198\/bob-menendez-independent-bid-new-jersey-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"launched an independent run\">independent<\/a>, pitting him against Kim in November. <\/p>\n<p>The race is likely to favor Conaway, as the district is rated D+5 by the nonpartisan <em>Cook Political Report. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Jersey state Rep. Herb Conaway clinched the competitive Democratic primary to succeed Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ), who left his secure seat to run for the U.S. Senate. 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