Bob Menendez’s Son Survives Primary Challenge in New Jersey

Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ) is set to win the Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 8th congressional district, according to the Associated Press, staving off a fierce challenge by the mayor of Hoboken.

Menendez faces an uphill battle for his second congressional term given the legal trouble in which his father, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), is mired, having been indicted on federal bribery, corruption, and obstruction charges.

The younger Menendez has not been swept up in any of the allegations against his father and sought to keep voters’ attention on his own record. But that was no easy task with his primary challengers—Mayor Ravi Bhalla and businessman Kyle Jasey—taking every opportunity to link him to the infamous senator.

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