Tom Kean Jr. wins N.J. Republican primary to set up rematch against Democrat Tom Malinowski

New Jersey voters got their marquee congressional race Tuesday as former state Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean Jr. and Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski won their primaries Tuesday, according to projections by the Associated Press.

That sets up what promises to be the state’s hottest congressional battle in this November’s midterm general election: a rematch of 2020, when Malinowski narrowly won re-election over Kean, the son of former Gov. Tom Kean.

Kean dispatched six opponents to win the Republican nomination Tuesday, including state Assemblyman Eric Peterson of Hunterdon County and pastor Phil Rizzo,...