New Jersey sets special election to fill Payne’s House seat
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday set a July primary and a September general election to fill the Newark-based U.S. House seat that opened after Rep. Donald Payne Jr.’s recent death. Murphy signed a writ of election, required under state law. The July 16 primary will be about a month after the state’s regularly scheduled June 4 contest, followed by the general election Sept. 18. The special election will determine who serves out the remainder of […]