Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Kim was elected Tuesday to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw for the seat that opened when Bob Menendez resigned this year after his federal conviction on bribery charges.

Andy Kim defeated Republican Curtis Bashaw in the race for New Jersey's open Senate seat following the resignation of Bob Menendez, AP calls. Kim, a third-term congressman from New Jersey's third district,

Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) has won election to the United States Senate, the New Jersey Globe projects, capping off a whirlwind year in which the

The race for the Senate seat once occupied by former Sen. Bob Menendez saw Democrat Andy Kim winning over Republican candidate Curtis Bashaw.

Andy Kim, the three-term Democratic congressman from Moorestown, is looking to close out a historic election that would give him the distinction of being the first Korean American in the U.S. Senate and the first Asian American senator elected from New Jersey.

New Jersey voters headed to the polls Tuesday to vote for the nation’s next president, and decide high profile races for U.S. Senate and U.S. House that could impact the balance of power. Check live results here.

American elected to the U.S. Senate. The Democrat will take over the New Jersey seat held by former Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, who resigned in August after being indicted on federal bribery and corruption charges.

New Jersey voters are deciding between Democratic Rep. Andy Kim and Republican hotel developer Curtis Bashaw in the state’s Senate race, open because of Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez’s federal bribery