Republican Rep. Thomas Kean Jr held on to his seat in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, the AP reported, defeating Democratic challenger Sue Altman and handing a setback to her party’s chances of gaining control of the House.
The race was considered the closest contest in New Jersey, and one of a handful of swing districts in the New York City suburbs that could determine control of the House of Representatives. The district covers most of the rural northwest section of the state and wealthy parts of Central Jersey, with a portion stretching east to the edge of Staten Island.