<p>Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-democrat-remains-hospitalized-more-than-a-week-after-cardiac-episode" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Payne Jr.</a> (D-NJ) won the Democratic Party&#8217;s primary in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-jersey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Jersey</a> on Tuesday, a little more than a month after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-jersey-house-democrat-donald-payne-jr-dies-at-65" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he died</a> at the age of 65 following a <a href="https://gothamist.com/news/new-jersey-rep-donald-payne-dies-at-65-weeks-after-heart-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">heart attack</a>.</p>
<p>The late congressman <a href="https://x.com/mtracey/status/1798040013697167850" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appeared</a> as the sole House candidate for the 10th Congressional District on the primary ballot, although voters can submit a &#8220;Write-In&#8221; alternative. Carmen Bucco <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/06/04/us/elections/results-new-jersey-us-house-10-primary.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won</a> the Republican primary, though he is considered a long shot in the blue district.</p>
<p>County officials from the Democratic Party are expected to call a convention before August and pick someone else to be their nominee for the November election after the primary results are certified on June 17, <a href="https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/payne-wins-nj-10-primary-posthumously-setting-up-special-convention-this-summer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the</a> New Jersey Globe.</p>
<p>The report noted that a special election to determine who will serve the remainder of Payne&#8217;s term is also underway. A primary in that contest is set for July 16, followed by a September 18 general election. At least a dozen people, including 11 Democrats and Bucco, are running in that race.</p>
<p>Payne, a six-term congressman, suffered a heart attack on April 6, resulting in hospitalization. A couple of weeks later, on April 24, officials <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-jersey-house-democrat-donald-payne-jr-dies-at-65" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> Payne had died. He had been running for another two-year term in the House, and his name was already printed on ballots for the primary before his passing.</p>
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<p>&#8220;We are saddened to be informed of the passing today of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr., who had been serving New Jersey&#8217;s 10th Congressional District since 2012, and who succeeded his father in the same position,&#8221; House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1783181627578863723" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X. &#8220;Our prayers are offered today for his family and friends, and especially his wife, Bea, and their three children.&#8221;</p>
<p>The congressional <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/members/NJ10/vacancy">website</a> for Payne&#8217;s office says, &#8220;the employees of the former Representative continue to staff the offices of the congressional district under the supervision of the Clerk of the House of Representatives&#8221; in the interim, and &#8220;constituents of the district are invited to contact this interim office for information and assistance.&#8221;</p>
<p>In the House, there are now 218 Republicans and 213 Democrats. Besides Payne&#8217;s old seat, <a href="https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">three other vacancies remain</a> after Reps. Bill Johnson (R-OH), Ken Buck (R-CO), and Mike Gallagher (R-WI) resigned in recent months. This week, Vince Fong was <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/california-republican-takes-oath-office-complete-term-former-110796540" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sworn in</a> as a GOP lawmaker to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).</p>

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