New Jersey Midterm Primer: Kean–Malinowski CD 7 Race Among Nation’s Most-Watched Contests

New Jersey Republican Congressional District 7 candidate Tom Kean, Jr., who is “slightly favored” to unseat Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.) in November, greets voters during a June block party in Berkeley Heights. Courtesy of Tom Kean for Congress

FORKED RIVER, N.J.—Democrats currently hold 10 of New Jersey’s 12 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, but Republicans believe they have a good shot at sending at least two of those incumbents home this fall.

Overall, 11 sitting congressional representatives are seeking reelection on New Jersey’s Nov. 8 ballot following the June 7 primaries, where many faced interparty rivals but few were truly challenged.