Andy Kim secures third consecutive victory over Tammy Murphy in NJ Senate primary

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Andy Kim secures third consecutive victory over Tammy Murphy in NJ Senate primary
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Rep. Andy Kim won the Hunterdon County convention, securing the county line and defeating first lady Tammy Murphy in the Democratic Senate primary race. The convention was briefly disrupted when a proposal to change endorsement rules, which would have allowed candidates with 30 percent of the vote to share the county line, was met with opposition and ultimately defeated. Kim's victory in Hunterdon County marks his third consecutive win in county conventions, and while the county represents a small portion of Democratic voters in the state, it offers insight into how voters without clear connections to the candidates may react.

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