Despite his ongoing bribery trial, Sen. Bob Menendez told CBS New York this week that he plans to run for reelection as an independent.
— CBS News projects that has won the Democratic New Jersey Senate primary for the seat held by . He is projected to face Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw in November.
With 32% of the vote counted, Kim was leading the next closest challenger, union organizer Patricia Campos Medina, by a margin of 78% to 14%, with activist Larry Hamm trailing in third with 7%.
Despite his ongoing bribery trial, Menendez told CBS New York’s Christine Sloan on Monday that he had turned in more than 2,000 signatures to have his name placed on the November ballot .
Early in the race, Kim was also contending with a fourth candidate, Tammy Murphy, the wife of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy. In the spring, Kim asked a federal court judge that he argued gave Murphy, an unfair advantage. However, in late March.
« Right now, the sitting senator that we are trying to replace is in court, and I think that is something that is creating so much sense of frustration amongst voters in New Jersey and across this country, » Kim recently said.
On the Republican side, businessman Curtis Bashaw was projected by CBS News to easily win his race against Mendham Borough Mayor Christine Serrano Glassner and former Tabernacle Deputy Mayor Justin Murphy.
« Inflation is too high, » Bashaw recently said.
