New Jersey
Deceased New Jersey congressman wins primary
The primary ballot was already set when Payne died of a heart attack in April, teeing up multiple processes over the rest of the summer and fall to determine his successor in the short- and long-term.
The late Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-N.J.) won the Democratic nomination for another term in the House on Tuesday, weeks after he died in office.
The ballot in New Jersey had already been set by the time Payne died of a heart attack related to complicat... [1527 chars]