NEW JERSEY: TWO GOP HOUSE SEATS FALL

🏛️ U.S. SENATE ✅

🔵 Sen. Cory Booker @CoryBooker: 1,783,025 (62.1%)
🔴 Justin Murphy @JerseyJustinUSA: 1,014,428 (35.3%)
🗳️ Turnout: 2,871,110 so far vs 3,169,310 in the last midterm Senate race (2018) — ~6% still out
📊 2018: Bob Menendez won by 11. Booker won by 27.

🗳️ U.S. HOUSE

✅ NJ-1: 🔵 Donald Norcross @DonaldNorcross 176,028 – Damon Galdo @DamonGaldoNJ 74,655
🗳️ Turnout 250,683 vs 223,884 in '22 (+12%)
🔄 NJ-2: 🔵 Zack Mullock @ZMullock (new) 136,573 – Jeff Van Drew @Congressman_JVD 129,541
🗳️ Turnout 268,922 vs 236,484 in '22 (+14%)
✅ NJ-3: 🔵 Herb Conaway @herbconaway 169,036 – Michael McGuire @MikeMcGuireNJ 96,539
🗳️ Turnout 270,780 vs 271,376 in '22 (–0%)
✅ NJ-4: 🔴 Christopher Smith 154,601 – Rachel Peace 106,911
🗳️ Turnout 261,512 vs 258,962 in '22 (+1%)
✅ NJ-5: 🔵 Josh Gottheimer @RepJoshG 168,450 – Sean Kirrane 93,609
🗳️ Turnout 270,002 vs 265,943 in '22 (+2%)
✅ NJ-6: 🔵 Frank Pallone @FrankPallone 143,589 – Hillary Herzig @HillaryHerzig 64,345
🗳️ Turnout 207,934 vs 184,919 in '22 (+12%)
🔄 NJ-7: 🔵 Rebecca Bennett @RebeccaForNJ07 (new) 186,422 – Thomas Kean @CongressmanKean 135,037
🗳️ Turnout 326,458 vs 310,093 in '22 (+5%)
✅ NJ-8: 🔵 Rob Menendez @RobMenendez4NJ 106,817
🗳️ Turnout 120,554 vs 106,473 in '22 (+13%) · still counting
✅ NJ-9: 🔵 Nellie Pou @NelliePou 123,133 – Rosie Pino @RosiePinoNJ 58,682
🗳️ Turnout 184,518 vs 149,984 in '22 (+23%)
✅ NJ-10: 🔵 LaMonica McIver @RepLaMonica 146,699 – Carmen Bucco 27,192
🗳️ Turnout 173,891 vs 129,707 in '22 (+34%) · still counting
✅ NJ-11: 🔵 Analilia Mejia @RepAnalilia 162,759 – Joe Hathaway @HathawayForNJ11 105,350
🗳️ Turnout 270,533 vs 273,664 in '22 (–1%)
✅ NJ-12: 🔵 Adam Hamawy @HamawyForNJ (new) 160,586 – Gregg Mele 64,797
🗳️ Turnout 228,812 vs 198,227 in '22 (+15%)

✅ called · 🔄 flip
🔄 NJ-7: Kean conceded; Bennett called it "an honor of a lifetime" (CBS NY).
🔄 NJ-2: Van Drew conceded (NYT, WHYY), though NBC still rates it too close to call.
📈 Biggest turnout jumps: NJ-10 +34%, NJ-9 +23%.

(AP, unofficial; 2022 official)

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