Jeff Van Drew, Dem Congressman Who Switched To GOP, Wins Re-Election

Congressman Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), the former elected Democrat who bucked his party last year to join the GOP, has been declared the winner of his New Jersey congressional district, a seat that he helped flip blue when he was first elected back in 2018.

The Associated Press declared Van Drew as the winner, defeating Democratic challenger Amy Kennedy, shortly after 12pm EST. According to DecisionDeskHQ, which has also called the race, Van Drew leads Kennedy by about 5% of the vote.