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Democrats flip New Jersey House seat held by Republican Tom Kean

First seen Nov 3, 2026, 9:55 PM ET · Updated Nov 3, 2026, 10:22 PM ET · 3 outlets

3 outlets (PBS NewsHour, CBS News and NBC News) are covering this story.

How outlets are covering this: 3 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “Tom”, “Kean”, “Jersey”, “Rep”. Distinct wording: PBS NewsHour uses “Republican” and “Democrats”; CBS News uses “ousted”; NBC News uses “re-election” and “monthslong”. (Computed from the headlines below.)

• PBS NewsHour reports: “Democrat Rebecca Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot, on Tuesday defeated two-term Rep. Tom Kean, who missed four months of votes in Washington this year as he underwent treatment for depressio…”
• CBS News reports: “Rebecca Bennett defeated the two-term Republican incumbent after his monthslong absence for depression treatment.”
• NBC News reports: “NBC News projects that Democrat Rebecca Bennett has defeated Kean in his battleground New Jersey district.”

Read the full coverage

• PBS NewsHour: Democrats flip New Jersey House seat held by Republican Tom Kean
• CBS News: GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. ousted in New Jersey
• NBC News: GOP Rep. Tom Kean loses re-election bid after monthslong absence from Congress this year

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