Rep. Andy Kim completed a shocking rise to win New Jersey’s Democratic primary for US Senate Tuesday night, all but assuring he’ll break new ground as the state’s next senator following a campaign that defied the state’s vaunted machine politics.
Kim, 41, coasted to victory, securing the Democratic nomination in a state that hasn’t elected a Republican to the Senate since 1972. He’s on track to become New Jersey’s first Asian-American senator, and the chamber’s third-youngest member. The Associated Press projected Kim as the winner shortly after polls closed.
Kim, a three-term lawmaker, is now heavily favored to replace Sen. ...