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Cory Booker Wins Senate Bid in New Jersey
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/10/17/cory-booker-wins-senate-bid-in-new-jersey?s_cid=rss:cory-booker-wins-senate-bid-in-new-jerseyHis Republican opponent failed to get traction in the blue state
By Rebekah Metzler
October 17, 2013
New Jersey voters picked Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Democrat, to assume the Senate seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg, also a Democrat, in a special election Wednesday. Booker topped his Republican opponent, Steve Lonegan, 55 percent to 44 percent, according to unofficial tallies reported by The Associated Press.
Lonegan, a former mayor of Bogota, N.J., was considered by many to be too conservative for the deep blue state and many speculate Republican Gov. Chris Christie opted to hold the special election on a different day than his own re-election, scheduled for Nov. 5 so he wouldn’t be on the ballot the same day as the popular Booker and campaign with the less popular Lonegan.
[READ: Booker Must Campaign Immediately for Full Term]