NJ-09: Rosie Pino (R) will face Nellie Pou (D) in November after close primary victory
Clifton Councilwoman Rosie Pino will be the GOP nominee in the 9th congressional district, the New Jersey Globe projects, setting the stage for a potentially competitive general election matchup against Rep. Nellie Pou (D-North Haledon).
As of 11:42 p.m. and with nearly all of the vote reporting, Pino has 51.4% of the vote while her lone opponent, attorney Tiffany Burress, has 48.6%, a margin of just 366 votes. That margin may grow even closer as a few remaining votes are counted, but not enough to put Burress in the lead.
The plurality-Hispanic 9th district voted for Donald Trump in 2024, and Pou – who was unopposed in her own primary after boxing out some would-be challengers – has been a GOP target since she took office last year. If Republicans are going to flip any New Jersey seat this year, it will likely be the 9th district.
But Pino has a lot of work ahead of her, both to unify local Republicans after an unusually fractious primary and to kick her fundraising into a higher gear in the country’s most expensive media market. There’s also been some recent evidence that Hispanic voters are shifting back towards Democrats, jeopardizing GOP chances of competing for districts like the 9th.
https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/rosie-pino-will-face-nellie-pou-in-november-after-close-nj-9-primary-victory/