Election analysis website Decision Desk HQ retracted a call projecting former Congressman Tom Malinowski as the winner of a hotly contested primary to fill a vacant House seat in New Jersey’s commuter suburbs.
The district, previously represented by Mikie Sherrill who became New Jersey’s governor last month, encompasses Sherrill’s liberal-leaning hometown of Montclair in Essex County, wealthy enclaves of Millburn and Chatham, as well as more moderate and conservative areas further away from Newark and New York City.
DDHQ retracted its call Thursday evening after noting that the election day vote came in stronger than anticipated for candidate Analilia Mejia, ...
