Rep. Rob Menendez wins Democratic primary race that was overshadowed by his father's corruption trial

NBC News projects Menendez defeated Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla in the primary in New Jersey's 8th DistrictMenendez defeated Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla, who outraised and outspent his opponent, in the 8th District primary in northern New Jersey. With 54% of the vote in, Menendez led Bhalla 54% to 35%. A third candidate, businessman Kyle Jasey, took 10%.Bhalla and his allies had tried to link the congressman to his father, Sen. Bob Menendez, who is on trial for federal bribery charges.

Kim has warned that an independent bid from Menendez, who has served in the Senate since 2006, could put seat in deep blue New Jersey in jeopardy for the Democrats. Kim initially sought to challenge Menendez in the Democratic primary, launching his run in September after Menendez was indicted. “I don’t think I can look my two kids in the eye if I drop out of this race simply because someone who’s more connected than me is jumping in, but somebody I think that I have more experience than,” Kim told NBC News back in March.

Kim’s Senate run opened up his House seat in the Democratic-leaning 3rd District. State Assemblyman Herb Conaway, an Air Force veteran and a physician, won the Democratic primary for that seat Tuesday night after getting some help from outside groups including VoteVets and 314 Action, which backs candidates with STEM backgrounds.

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