Businessman Bob Healey defeated gym owner Ian Smith to win the Republican nomination Tuesday to take on two-term Democratic Rep. Andy Kim this fall in New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District, according to a projection from the Associated Press.
The AP called the race around midnight with 83% of the votes counted. Healey was up by nearly 53% over Smith’s 28%. Nicholas Ferrara, a Realtor and lawyer, had about 9 percent. The choice of Healey, a former punk rocker who co-founded New Gretna-based Viking Yacht Co., could possibly put Kim’s district in play in November. Healey raised $896,796 through May 18 and lent his campaign an additional $260,000.
While the map approved by the state’s independent redistricting commission made the district more Democratic, the Cook Political Report said that Healey’s fundraising put him in a position to strongly challenge Kim if there is a
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I was going to correct you. He’s not the founder of Viking Yachts. But it is a wonderful company and he’s doing great things there. 🚤
Now maybe he’ll stop harassing local school boards with his nonsense.
Glad he beat the drunk...but still voting Democrat in November 👍