GOP Rep Kean to face Bennett as Dems seek to oust absent GOP N.J. incumbent
Rebecca Bennett has won the Democratic primary in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District and will challenge GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. in the upcoming November election. Kean has been absent from his duties for nearly three months due to a personal medical issue, raising concerns about his candidacy. The race is considered a toss-up and could influence the balance of power in the House during President Trump's second term.
- ▪Rebecca Bennett won the Democratic primary and will face GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. in November.
- ▪Kean has been absent from Congress for nearly three months due to a personal medical issue.
- ▪The race is rated a toss-up by the Cook Political Report, making it a critical contest for House control.
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Politics GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. to face Rebecca Bennett in November as Democrats seek to oust absent New Jersey incumbent By Caitlin Yilek Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation. Read Full Bio Caitlin Yilek Updated on: June 2, 2026 / 9:03 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Rebecca Bennett won the Democratic primary in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District on Tuesday, CBS News projects, and will take on GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr., who has been missing from the job for nearly three months.
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