In New Jersey, Democrats outnumber Republicans and control every branch of government. But Tuesday’s vote nonetheless reflected a clear shift.

Vice President Kamala Harris has won New Jersey, and Rep. Andy Kim has won former Sen. Bob Menendez's seat, CBS News projects.

Democratic Party leaders in New Jersey were struggling to find answers about poor turnout across the Garden State.

Hillary Clinton also faired better than Harris did when she faced Trump in 2016, beating him by more than 500,000 votes with 2.14 million to Trump’s 1.60 million in New Jersey. At the local level, a similar widening of margins occurred for Monmouth and Ocean counties, two Republican strongholds that saw a greater GOP victory than in the past.

WOODLAND PARK, N.J. -- One Democrat made history and another is poised to following New Jersey election races on Tuesday.

View results from the 2024 New Jersey House of Representatives election. Follow live outcomes and maps by district as votes are added up on Election Day.

The hearing, which was the first to accept the public's testimony on how to redesign New Jersey's ballots, follows a federal judge's order that barred the use of party-line primary ballots, which group certain candidates into a single row or column. Critics have said party-line ballots give some candidates an unfair advantage.

While the nation was focused on the presidential race, a lot of local races were decided on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Here's the latest.

Representative Thomas Kean Jr., a first-term Republican, was re-elected after a hard-fought race against Sue Altman, a Democrat.

Democrat Nellie Pou wins election to U.S. House in New Jersey's 9th Congressional District.

How well do Garden State voters know the candidates running for governor in 2025? A Rutgers-Eagleton Poll sheds light on recognition.

See live updates of New Jersey election results from the 2024 election, including Senate and House races, state elections and ballot initiatives.