The Democrats picked up a congressional seat in New Jersey with longtime state Sen. John Adler winning the race to replace Republican Jim Saxton.

Adler defeated Chris Myers, Republican mayor of Medford, a suburb on the edge of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Myers is also an executive at Lockheed-Martin.

In his victory speech, Adler gave a tribute to Saxton, describing him as a man of integrity who always did what he thought was right. Saxton, a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, has represented the 13th district since 1984 but decided not to seek another term this year.

"It's about a point race and were about a point or two short," Myers told The Star-Ledger of Newark.