NJ special House Democratic primary: Tom Malinowski, Analilia Mejia locked in tight race for seat vacated by Gov. Mikie Sherrill

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The article gives a clear account of the changing race and identifies several candidates and the next election, but provides no vote totals, named election-data sources, or candidate responses. It is concise and mainly reports results and background.

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