Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Kim was elected Tuesday to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw for the seat that opened when Bob Menendez resigned this year after his federal conviction on bribery charges.

Democratic Rep. Andy Kim won the U.S. Senate seat in New Jersey vacated by Bob Menendez, beating Republican Curtis Bashaw. Kim served in New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District. He won a lawsuit against New Jersey election commissioners in late March over a ballot design unique to the state.

New Jersey voters are electing a new U.S. senator for the first time in over a decade today. Rep. Andy Kim, a Democrat, and Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw are running in the closely-watched race to replace convicted Sen.

Democratic Rep. Andy Kim has defeated Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw in the closely-watched race to replace convicted New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, CBS News projects. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan reports.

New Jersey voters are deciding between Democratic Rep. Andy Kim and Republican hotel developer Curtis Bashaw in the state’s Senate race, open because of Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez’s federal bribery

Andy Kim, the three-term Democratic congressman from Moorestown, is looking to close out a historic election that would give him the distinction of being the first Korean American in the U.S. Senate and the first Asian American senator elected from New Jersey.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Kim was elected Tuesday to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw for the seat that opened when Bob Menendez resigned this year after his federal conviction on bribery charges.

Andy Kim (D), left, is running against Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw in the U.S. Senate race in New Jersey. Bob Menendez left the seat vacant after his resignation amid a bribery scandal. One of New Jersey's U.