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Businessman Bob Healey was leading Ian Smith for the Republican Pary ballot line. The winner faces two-term Democratic incumbent Congressman Andy Kim, who also won his primary race.
Smith, who co-owns Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, faced an uphill battle amid publicity about his COVID rule defiance and a DUI arrest years after a fatal crash.
Kim, a two-term US representative, is still considered the favorite to win the 3rd Congressional District in November, political observers say.
Healey, who co-owns Viking Yacht Co. in New Gretna, has had strong fund-raising efforts and lent his campaign $200,000, which observers say can give him an edge over Kim coupled with anti-Democratic incumbent sentiment.
Kim beat Reuven Hendler, a project manager at an engineering firm, in Tuesday’s Democratic primary.
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