With one race drawing most of the attention with major national implications, all of New Jersey’s 12 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for a vote on September 12. Tuesday’s elections.

Democrats entered the day with nine of the seats in the largely blue Garden State. They were determined to keep at least most of them, with the incumbents or the incumbent party winning or leading in all races.

But Republicans were poised to win the biggest battle of all: the 7th District, home to freshman Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. declared victory a tight race against democrat Sue Altmanadmitting defeat. It was a contest that was expected to help determine which party would control the lower house of Congress next year. But the Associated Press had not declared the winner late Tuesday night.

Meanwhile, the state is guaranteed to get at least two new House members. And the delegation is expected to: be the most diverse it always was.

Here’s how it all shook out:

REGION 1

Democratic Representative Donald Norcross He won another term by defeating Republican Theodore Liddell Odell in the South Jersey district he had represented since 2014.

REGION 2

Republican Representative Jeff Van Drew He won another term by defeating Democrat Joseph Salerno in the South Jersey district he has represented since 2019. Van Drew is a former Democrat. changed party and I supported the president at the time Donald Trump later that year.

3RD REGION

Late Tuesday night, state Assemblyman Herb Conaway, D-Burlington, was leading Republican Rajesh Mohan (a fellow physician) for the Democratic seat. Andy Kim gave up run for US Senate. If that continues, Democrats will continue to hold the south and central Jersey district, which was made more Democratic by redistricting two years ago. Kim has held the seat since flipping it blue in 2019.

REGION 4

Republican Representative Chris SmithObama, the longest-serving member of Congress in state history, won a 23rd term in this central and south Jersey district, defeating Democrat Matthew Jenkins. He has been working since 1982.

5th REGION

Democratic Representative Josh Gottheimer He was leading Republican Mary Jo Guinchard in her bid to win another term in the North Jersey district she has represented since 2017. Gottheimer is expected to be the Democratic nominee for governor next year.

6th REGION

Democratic Representative Frank Pallone He won another term by defeating Republican Scott Fegler in this Central Jersey district he represented. He has been working since 1988.

REGION 7

This was the biggest event on Tuesday. Kean claimed victory over Altman, a former teacher, basketball star and progressive advocate. one of the most closely watched House races in the district. He was seeking a second term two years after flipping the swing zone in the Central and North Jersey red. The AP had not officially called the race as of 11:30 p.m.; With 90% of the votes counted, Kean had a lead over Altman by nearly 6 percentage points.

REGION 8

Freshman Democratic Representative Rob Menendez He won a second term in this North Jersey district, defeating Republican Anthony Valdes.

9th REGION

Democratic state Sen. Nellie Pou was narrowly leading Republican Billy Prempeh to win the seat long vacated by Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell. died in August. Local Democrats I chose Pou He will replace Pascrell on the ballot in the Democratic-dominated North Jersey district. Prempeh lost elections in the district for the third consecutive year, losing to Pascrell in 2020 and 2022, but insiders thought his chances were better this time.

Pou will be the state’s first Latina congresswoman and the second black woman to represent the state in the House of Representatives, after current Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman.

10th REGION

Two months after winning a special race Democratic Representative to temporarily hold the seat against the same opponent. LaMonica McIver He once again defeated Republican Carmen Bucco in this Democratic-dominated North Jersey district. In September, McIver, the former Newark Council president, defeated Bucco to fill Democratic Rep. Donald Payne Jr.’s final months of the seat. died in may. This time, he won a full two-year term to represent the district that includes Newark and part of Jersey City.

DISTRICT 11

Democratic Representative Mikie Sherrill He defeated Republican Joseph Belnome to win another term in the North Jersey District, which he has represented since 2019. Belnome attracted attention because Marched to the US Capitol Although he was never charged in the January 6 riot.

12TH DISTRICT

Democratic Representative bonnie watson coleman He won another term by defeating Republican Darius Mayfield in the Central Jersey District, which he had represented since 2015.