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Vote 2006
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U.S. Senate Key Race: New Jersey

November 7, 2006
UPDATE
Menendez Keeps New Jersey Senate Seat

Robert MenendezDemocratic Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey kept his seat Tuesday in a race intensely watched to determine which party will control the Senate.

Menendez, a former representative who was appointed senator in January by Gov. Jon Corzine, beat state Sen. Tom
Kean Jr., R-N.J. The son of Cuban immigrants, Menendez is the first minority to be elected to a statewide office in New Jersey.
-- Online NewsHour

October 24, 2006
UPDATE
In Potentially Bad Year, Republicans Look to Unseat Democrat in New Jersey
With Election Day just two weeks away, the New Jersey Senate race between Democrat Robert Menendez and Republican Tom Kean remains a virtual dead heat.
-- Online NewsHour

October 18, 2006

UPDATE
Senate Races in New Jersey and Pennsylvania Heat up as Election Day Nears
In Pennsylvania, two-term Republican Sen. Rick Santorum and his Democratic challenger Bob Casey are locked in what has become one of the nation's tightest races to unseat an incumbent. Next door in New Jersey, Robert Menendez, the Democratic incumbent faces Republican state Sen. Tom Kean.

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