Atlantic County Democrats gave ringing endorsements Sunday to U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, D-3rd, in the upcoming Senate race and to congressional candidate Tim Alexander. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the 49th annual Atlantic County Democratic Convention was held. Tammy Murphy, wife of Gov. Phil Murphy, lost handily to Kim, 156-54.
In what was expected to be the race of intrigue Sunday, Alexander, of Galloway Township, received 122 votes, getting the majority over Lower Township resident and businessman Joe Salerno’s 64 and Sea Isle City engineer Carolyn Rush’s 25.