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Democrats flip US Representative Tom Kean's New Jersey district

November 3, 2026 9:52 PM EST

People watch early Senate results at an Election Night watch party for Democratic candidate for US House of Representatives Rebecca Bennett during the US midterm elections, in Bridgewater, New Jersey, US, November 3, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

By Nolan ‌D. ​McCaskill

WASHINGTON, ​Nov 3 (Reuters) - Democrat Rebecca Bennett defeated ‌US Representative Tom Kean of ⁠New Jersey on Tuesday, according ‌to US media, ‌flipping a Republican-held seat.

Bennett is a former US ​Navy helicopter pilot.

Kean was the most ⁠vulnerable Republican in New Jersey's congressional ​delegation. He flipped the Democratic-held seat in 2022 ​but disappeared from ‌the public for months in an ⁠election year before disclosing this summer his battle ⁠with depression.

President Donald Trump carried ​the district by 1.2 percentage points in 2024.

Nationally, Democrats need ‌to net four seats to win ‌control of the ⁠US House ‌of Representatives.

(Reporting ​by Nolan D. McCaskill; Editing by Caitlin ‌Webber)



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