TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic incumbent Andy Kim defeated his GOP challenger and won a third term in Congress Tuesday night, promising to try to “heal this country.”

In one of the two most closely watched races in the state, Kim won in the newly drawn 3rd District in southern and central New Jersey, which includes more Democratic voters than the previous district’s boundaries.

Kim’s win over Bob Healey, an executive at a yacht maker in southern New Jersey, bolsters Democrats in a year when they faced serious headwinds, including inflation and sagging approval ratings for Democratic President Joe Biden.

“I believe we can heal this country,” Kim told supporters Tuesday night. “I believe it’s possible. What I don’t believe is, I don’t believe my kids are doomed to grow up in a divided America. What is happening right now doesn’t have to be this way.”

Mercer County's Board of Elections still had quite a bit of work on its hands after dealing with issues with scanning ballots Tuesday. Despite that, Kim's victory was clear, holding an advantage of over 25,000 votes as of Wednesday morning.

The reason for the ballot machine issues were still not clear Wednesday.