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Rebecca Bennett wins Democratic primary in New Jersey to take on Rep. Tom Kean Jr.

Bennett won the Democratic primary and will challenge Kean in November.

Rebecca Bennett wins Democratic primary in New Jersey to take on Rep. Tom Kean Jr.
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Rebecca Bennett won the Democratic primary to challenge Rep. Tom Kean Jr. in a competitive New Jersey district, where Kean’s months-long absence has become a major campaign issue. The article also reports results and standings in several other New Jersey congressional and Senate primaries.

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Democratic primary winner and challenger to Rep. Tom Kean Jr.

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Republican incumbent and Bennett’s general-election opponent

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Democratic primary winner in New Jersey’s 12th District

Democratic primary winner in New Jersey’s 2nd District

Rosie Pino
R · NJ

Republican candidate leading in an unresolved primary in New Jersey’s 9th District

Representative retiring from New Jersey’s 12th District

Bill Pascrell, Jr.
Former U.S. Representative (D-NJ)

Former representative and Nellie Pou’s predecessor

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsement of Kean and tax legislation are mentioned

Republican candidate trailing in an unresolved primary in New Jersey’s 9th District

Republican Senate primary winner who will face Cory Booker

Bernie Sanders
I · VT · SEN

Independent senator who endorsed Adam Hamawy

Gregg Mele
R · NJ

Republican candidate in New Jersey’s 12th District

Leonard Lance
Former U.S. Representative (R-NJ)

Former representative defeated by Tom Malinowski in 2018

Nellie Pou
D · NJ-9

Democratic representative who will face the Republican primary winner in the 9th District

Tom Malinowski
Former U.S. Representative (D-NJ)

Former representative whom Kean defeated in 2022

Cory A. Booker
D · NJ · SEN

Democratic senator and Murphy’s general-election opponent

ALSO MENTIONED  Jeff Van Drew, Representative seeking reelection in New Jersey’s 2nd District

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Rebecca Bennett Wins Democratic Primary in New Jersey’s 7th District

Outlets agree that Rebecca Bennett won the Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 7th District and will face Rep. Tom Kean Jr. in November. Left-leaning outlets focus on Bennett’s win and challenge, though one article urges support for her. Center outlets treat Kean’s prolonged absence as a campaign issue while reporting the matchup in mostly factual terms. Right-leaning outlets frame the contest as a potential Democratic pickup and note Kean’s stated plan to return.

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