Lautenberg Beats Andrews

Aaron Blake has the results from the New Jersey Senate and House primaries.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) easily withstood a pitched primary challenge from Rep. Rob Andrews (D) on Tuesday, setting himself up to run for a fifth Senate term in November.

Lautenberg led 64-30 with 68 percent of precincts reporting when the Associated Press called the race.

The senator won with a strong showing in the northern counties of New Jersey, which still control the state

Andrews is a congressman from South Jersey, a base he was hoping would turn out stronger than the northern part of the state. The Congressman ran as a younger, more vibrant alternative to the 84-year-old Lautenberg, who came out of a brief retirement in 2002 to replace Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.) on the ballot.

The senator won with a strong showing in the northern counties of New Jersey, which still control the state