{"id":344640,"date":"2026-06-03T11:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/344640\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T11:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:41:09","slug":"live-updates-candidates-advance-to-fall-midterm-battles-in-california-iowa-n-j-and-3-other-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/344640\/","title":{"rendered":"Live updates: Candidates advance to fall midterm battles in California, Iowa, N.J. and 3 other states"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rebecca Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot and healthcare executive, has won the Democratic primary in New Jersey\u2019s 7th Congressional District, NBC News projects, setting up a general election campaign against Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr.<\/p>\n

Bennett defeated physician Tina Shah, former Small Business Administration official Michael Roth and business owner Brian Varela for the Democratic nomination. Now, she will take on Kean in a district that Trump carried by just 1 percentage point in 2024, making it one of the most tightly divided districts in the country.<\/p>\n

Kean, who was first elected in 2022 and was unopposed in the Republican primary, won re-election by more than 5 points in 2024, running ahead of Trump.<\/p>\n

Kean has not voted in the Capitol <\/a>or been seen in public since March 5 because of what his office describes as a \u201cpersonal medical issue.\u201d Yesterday, he said in a statement<\/a> that he will return to the Capitol \u201cwithin a matter of weeks,\u201d when, he said, he will be \u201ccompletely transparent as to the nature of my medical condition.\u201d<\/p>\n

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