NJ-7 election results 2026: Kean vs Bennett l LIVE
NEW JERSEY - It's Election Day 2026, and in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Kean Jr. is seeking reelection against Democratic challenger Rebecca Bennett.
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Kean has represented the district since January 2023. He is the son of former New Jersey Gov. Thomas H. Kean, who served as governor from 1982 to 1990, according to his official congressional website.
Representative Tom Kean Jr., a Republican from New Jersey, departs following a vote at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images
In Congress, Kean serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House, specifically focusing on legislative and oversight duties related to public health, consumer and data protection laws and telecommunications. He also serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, focusing on diplomacy, security and foreign assistance throughout the Middle East and Central and South Asia, per his House biography.
In June 2026, Kean returned to the House floor after an extended absence and publicly disclosed that he had been diagnosed with depression, according to a transcript of his speech from that time. He thanked his family and staff for their support and said he was grateful to continue representing his district.
The other side:
Rebecca Bennett served in the military for 15 years, and in addition to her role in the Navy, she served as an experimental test pilot and aircraft commander, also according to her campaign website. Bennett then went on to serve in the Air National Guard. During her military career, she earned a master’s degree in business administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, per her LinkedIn page.
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Bennett’s campaign centers on affordability, access to health care, veterans’ services and government ethics. Her campaign priorities state that she intends to increase the supply of affordable housing, reduce administrative barriers and restore the state and local tax deduction, known as SALT, for New Jersey taxpayers if elected.
Bennett also calls for measures to lower health care costs and expand economic opportunities on her campaign website. On government ethics, she supports banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks and has said she divested her personal stock holdings.