All of South Jersey's representatives in the U.S. House appeared to have won re-election. Democrat Donald Norcross defeated Republican Claire Gustafson in the 1st District and Republican Jeff Van Drew topped Tim Alexander in the 2nd District. In the 3rd District, Andy Kim is projected to win by the Associated Press, but challenger Bob Healey has declined to concede because a portion of the vote count from Mercer County was delayed by voting machine issues.
New Jersey voters returned incumbents to Congress in most of the state's districts in the 2022 election, though the Republican challenger moved ahead in the too-close-to-call 7th District.
Lamont reelected governor in lopsided rematch with Stefanowski- Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat whose leadership during COVID-19 helped him rebound from first-year missteps and one of the lowest gubernatorial approval ratings in the U.S., won a second term Tuesday with a crushing victory over Republican Bob.
With the predicted Republican Red Wave not really happening and the Senate and House still up for a toss, former President Donald Trump, who led the charge from the front, is reportedly "livid" and has chosen to blame his candidates .