As New Jersey Democrats and Republicans head to the polls on Tuesday to select their parties' candidates for the Senate, the political landscape is dominated by the federal corruption trial of Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Menendez in New York. Menendez, who is facing charges of trading official acts for personal gain, has filed to run as an independent, bypassing the primary ballot.
On the Democratic side, voters are deciding between Rep. Andy Kim, labor leader Patricia Campos-Medina, and grassroots organizer Lawrence Hamm. Meanwhile, the GOP primary features a four-way contest, with hotel developer Curtis Bashaw and Mendham Borough Mayor Christine Serrano Glassner emerging as key contenders.
