New Jersey – New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez has fended off his wealthy Republican challenger to win re-election despite a barrage of ads about corruption charges Menendez beat in court.
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Menendez won a third term on Tuesday after a grueling campaign against Republican Bob Hugin.
Polls showed Hugin and Menendez much closer than expected in overwhelmingly Democratic New Jersey.
Hugin dug into his deep pockets for at least $27.5 million to spend on TV ads attacking Menendez over the 2017 trial on charges that he helped a friend with Medicare billing in exchange for lavish gifts.
Prosecutors decided not to retry the case after a mistrial.
The race was particularly significant because Democrats are defending 26 seats, including 10 incumbents running in states that President Donald Trump won in 2016.
I’m happy for Bob! He’s a hard working man!
In regards to the corruption trial, most of the jury were ready to acquit him, it was obvious that the gov had a very weak case that ultimately fell apart like a cheap camera and voters agreed with the presumption of innocence, just the way it should be.
I can’t believe this guy won again. It reminds me of when Marion Barry won in Washington DC. Some people will vote for a Democrat no matter who it is.