A special election is being held to select a replacement for former Representative Donald Payne Jr., who died in April during his sixth term in office. LaMonica McIver, the president of the Newark City Council,

Voters in northern New Jersey are set to settle a special U.S. House election to fill the seat that opened when Rep. Donald Payne Jr. died earlier this year. Democratic Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver and Republican Carmen Bucco are competing for the seat in the heavily Democratic and majority-Black 10th Congressional District.

Democratic Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver has defeated Republican small businessman Carmen Bucco in a contest in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District that opened up because of the death of Rep.

Democrat LaMonica McIver wins special election to U.S. House in New Jersey's 10th Congressional District.

LaMonica McIver, the former Newark city council president, won a special election Wednesday in New Jersey’s 10th District to fill the unexpired term of the late Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr. McIver had 85 percent of vote to Republican Carmen Bucco’s 12 percent in the heavily Democratic district when The Associated Press called the race

New Jersey residents will vote in the special election to fill a seat left open by the late Rep. Donald Payne Jr.

A winner has been declared in the special election for New Jersey's 10th Congressional District after the passing of Rep. Donald Payne Jr. in April.