The race for the Senate seat once occupied by former Sen. Bob Menendez saw Democrat Andy Kim winning over Republican candidate Curtis Bashaw.

Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) won the New Jersey Senate race to replace ex-Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) in the upper chamber, a positive development as Democrats battle to hang on to their Senate majority. The Associated Press called the race for Kim at 8 p.

Andy Kim, the millennial son of South Korean immigrants and three-term Democratic congressman, was elected to the U.S. Senate in a historic win that upended New Jersey politics and gives Kim the distinction of being the country’s first Korean American senator.

Democratic Rep. Andy Kim and Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw are running for the seat vacated by convicted Sen. Bob Menendez.

Democratic Representative Andy Kim won a Senate seat, defeating Republican Curtis Bashaw. Kim, a three-term congressman, is the first Korean-American senator and will fill the vacancy left by Bob Menendez’s resignation due to bribery charges.

Rep. Andy Kim (D), left, is running against Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw in the U.S. Senate race in New Jersey. Bob Menendez left the seat vacant after his resignation amid a bribery scandal. One of New Jersey's U.S. Senate seats is up for grabs, and the contest isn't close.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Kim was elected Tuesday to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw for the seat that opened when Bob Menendez resigned this year after his federal conviction on bribery charges.