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Amy Kennedy topped a powerful South Jersey political machine. But not because she’s a Kennedy.

Kennedy’s local family connections in New Jersey were an overlooked ingredient in her upset victory in a Democratic congressional primary election.

Amy Kennedy greets supporters after declaring victory in New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary in Northfield on Tuesday. She holds her 2 year-old son Marshall as her husband, former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy holds daughter Nellie, 4, behind her.
Amy Kennedy greets supporters after declaring victory in New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary in Northfield on Tuesday. She holds her 2 year-old son Marshall as her husband, former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy holds daughter Nellie, 4, behind her.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer