Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) won the New Jersey Senate race to replace ex-Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) in the upper chamber, a positive development as Democrats battle to hang on to their Senate majority. 

The Associated Press called the race for Kim at 8 p.m. EST, shortly after the polls closed in New Jersey. The New Jersey Democrat defeated Republican opponent Curtis Bashaw.

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