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New Jersey will hold a special election to fill the remainder of the late U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr.’s term, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Friday. Payne, 65, a Newark native who represented New Jersey’s 10th congressional district, died in office on April 24. His funeral was held Thursday. Murphy signed an executive order calling for a July 16 primary and a Sept. 18 general election. The special election will be to fill the final months of Payne’s sixth term. It is separate from the already scheduled November election for the seat’s next two-year term, which begins in January. The district includ…

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