This story will be updated as more filings are received by the Federal Election Commission. The deadline to file primary election reports is midnight.

LaMonica McIver is widely considered the frontrunner in a special Democratic primary on July 16 to succeed Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) in New Jersey's 10th District. She has raised $90,833 and had $56,847 in cash on hand as of June 26.

That could be enough to catapult McIver, the Newark City Council president, into a seat in Congress. The 10th District is one of the most Democratic districts in the country, and there won't be much to look forward to on Sept. 18, when the winner of the primary faces Republican Carmen Bucco in the special election.

Former East Orange City Councilwoman Brittany Claybrooks, who worked as North Jersey political director under Rep. Andy Kim during the U.S. Senate primary, raised $9,036 and reported a bank balance of $2,399.

Darryl Godfrey, a Murphy administration official and chief operating officer of the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority, raised more than $100,000 in his first two weeks as a candidate — including a $50,000 personal contribution — and bought six figures in cable TV advertising four weeks ago. But little has come of Godfrey's campaign since then, and he has not yet filed his primary report.

Linden Mayor Derek Armstead and Hudson County Commissioner Jerry Walker have also not submitted any documents. The deadline expires at midnight.

McIver won support from Democratic organizations in Essex and Union counties, but that's less impactful in a standalone primary where no other offices are up for election. Democrats in Hudson County declined to take sides, but Craig Guy, the county executive and the new Democratic county chairman, is hosting a fundraiser for Walker next week.

U.S. Senator Cory Booker, who lives in the 10th District, was a city councilman in the Central Ward and now represents McIver, has endorsed her run for Congress, as have Governor Phil Murphy, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, East Orange Mayor Ted Green, members of the Payne family, as well as key legislators, elected county officials and unions.

Also seeking the Democratic nomination are former Payne aide Shana Melius, law professor and election law expert Eugene Mazo, John Flora, Alberta Gordon, Sheila Montague and Debra Salters.

As of Wednesday morning, 6,047 mail-in ballots had been returned to election officials in Essex, Hudson and Union counties – 18.9% of the total number of votes mailed.