U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew easily fended off two challengers to win the Republican nomination in South Jersey's 2nd Congressional District primary.
Political newcomer Tim Alexander captured the Democratic nomination and will run against Van Drew in November's general election.
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The sprawling 2nd District includes Cape May, Atlantic, Cumberland and Salem counties and parts of Gloucester and Ocean counties.
Van Drew, a former Democrat who switched to the Republican Party in 2020 while aligning himself with then-President Donald Trump, defeated primary opponents Sean Pignatelli and John Barker by a wide margin. Unofficial results showed Van Drew with about 86% of the vote. Van Drew is seeking his third term in Congress.
In the Democratic primary, Alexander held 62 % of the vote compared to Carolyn Rush's 38% with a little more than 90% of the precincts reporting, according to unofficial results.
Alexander of Galloway Township is a civil rights attorney who formerly worked as a prosecutor in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office and as a captain with the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Rush, a Sea Isle City resident, is a systems engineer for defense contractor Lockheed Martin.
