November 06, 2024
Olivia Liu/USA TODAY NETWORK
Assemblyman Herb Conaway (D-7th) defeated his Republican opponent, Rajesh Mohan, to win New Jersey's Third Congressional District. He'll succeed Andy Kim. Above, Conaway, center, at the Monmouth County Democratic convention on Feb. 10.
New Jersey's Third Congressional District will remain blue, with Democrat Herb Conaway succeeding Senator-elect Andy Kim as its representative.
The Associated Press called the race for Conaway, a state assemblyman, after 2 a.m. Wednesday. As of 5 a.m., 93% of the votes have been counted, and Conaway led his Republican opponent, cardiologist Rajesh Mohan, 52.9% to 45%.
The results were reportedly delayed due to technical difficulties at polling locations in Burlington County. All results are considered unofficial until certified by the state.
Conaway will become South Jersey's first Black Congress member.
He has served in the State Assembly since 1998, representing the Seventh Legislative District and chairing the Assembly's health committee. Conaway, a physician, has a medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University and a law degree from Rutgers Law School in Camden.
He is also a veteran of the U.S. Air Force Medical Corps, serving from 1992 to 1996 and reaching the rank of captain. As a doctor, Conaway specializes in internal medicine and practices at Saint Francis Medical Center in Trenton.
A new assembly member for the Seventh District will be chosen at a county convention to serve out the remainder of Conaway's term.
New Jersey's Third Congressional District encompasses most of Burlington County, almost half of Mercer County, and part of Monmouth County. Kim has represented the district since 2019 and will serve in the U.S. Senate after defeating Republican Curtis Bashaw, succeeding former Sen. Bob Menendez (D), who was convicted of federal corruption charges.
According to election returns, Conaway led Mohan in the district's portions of Burlington and Mercer counties, but trailed in its portion of Monmouth County.
