Bridget Bowman is a national political reporter for NBC News.
Sen. Bob Menendez isn’t on the New Jersey primary ballot, but his bribery and corruption trial may be the most important factor in shaping Tuesday’s key contests in the state. Five states — New Jersey, Montana, New Mexico, Iowa and South Dakota — are holding primaries on Tuesday. Most of the attention will be on the Garden State, where Menendez’s legal woes have shaken up the race for his own Senate seat and put his son, Democratic Rep. Rob Menendez, in a competitive primary.
Tuesday’s primary will also solidify the matchup in New Jersey’s competitive 7th District, where Rep. Tom Kean Jr. is running for a second term. Democrats have already coalesced around Sue Altman, who previously led the New Jersey Working Families Alliance. Democratic Rep. Donald Payne Jr., who died in April, is still on the primary ballot because he died after the state’s filing deadline. Party leaders will select his replacement for the November ballot at a later date.
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