What a midterm election for Democrats. Onn a night where they took control of both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, Democrats also won big in New Jersey and New York.
New Jersey U.S. Senator Corey Booker was re-elected. Senator Booker, the former Newark Mayor who defeated his Republican challenge Justin Murphy, gave his victory speech in Hasbrouck Heights. Senator Booker says voters sent President Trump a strong message.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul easily defeated her Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman.
Also in n New York, Cait Conley ousted Republican incumbent Congressman Mike Lawler.
Democrats on Tuesday picked up two more seats in New Jersey’s already blue-dominated U.S. House delegation, ousting Republican Tom Kean Jr. while Representative Jeff Van Drew conceded defeat.
That left Chris Smith as the Garden State’s only GOP House member to survive Tuesday's midterm elections.
Democrat Rebecca Bennett defeated Tom Kean Jr. in the 7th district congressional race.
Meanwhile, Democrat Adam Hamawy won the state’s lone open congressional seat, succeeding retiring Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman. Hamawy will become the state’s first Muslim member of Congress.
