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.

Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) will win New Jersey’s open Senate seat, cementing his rise from an underdog candidate to one of the state’s top officials, Decision Desk HQ projects. Kim defeated Republican Curtis Bashaw to win the seat,

Andy Kim soared to victory after a roller-coaster campaign in which he capitalized on voters’ resentments over New Jersey’s nepotistic politics and powerful party bosses.