In New Jersey, Democrats outnumber Republicans and control every branch of government. But Tuesday’s vote nonetheless reflected a clear shift.

Vice President Kamala Harris has won New Jersey, and Rep. Andy Kim has won former Sen. Bob Menendez's seat, CBS News projects.

WOODLAND PARK, N.J. -- One Democrat made history and another is poised to following New Jersey election races on Tuesday.

The polls opened at 6 a.m. and will remain open until 8 p.m. in New Jersey, allowing 14 hours for in-person voting on Election Day.

The hearing, which was the first to accept the public's testimony on how to redesign New Jersey's ballots, follows a federal judge's order that barred the use of party-line primary ballots, which group certain candidates into a single row or column. Critics have said party-line ballots give some candidates an unfair advantage.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov 5. Here's NorthJersey.com's guide to the election for New Jersey's open U.S. Senate seat.

While the nation was focused on the presidential race, a lot of local races were decided on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Here's the latest.

Vice President Harris will win New Jersey, giving her the Garden State’s 14 electoral votes, Decision Desk HQ projects. New Jersey is a solidly blue-leaning state that Harris was expected to

Democrat Nellie Pou wins election to U.S. House in New Jersey's 9th Congressional District.

Democratic Party leaders in New Jersey were struggling to find answers about poor turnout across the Garden State.

Hillary Clinton also faired better than Harris did when she faced Trump in 2016, beating him by more than 500,000 votes with 2.14 million to Trump’s 1.60 million in New Jersey. At the local level, a similar widening of margins occurred for Monmouth and Ocean counties, two Republican strongholds that saw a greater GOP victory than in the past.

Democratic Rep. Andy Kim and Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw are running for the seat vacated by convicted Sen. Bob Menendez.