# WATCH: Sen. Cory Booker speaks after winning reelection in New Jersey

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/watch-sen-cory-booker-speaks-after-winning-reelection-in-new-jersey/
- Published: 2026-11-04T03:59:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T06:05:53+00:00
- Original publisher: PBS NewsHour (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-sen-cory-booker-speaks-after-winning-reelection-in-new-jersey
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- Cory Booker won a third full Senate term.
- He defeated Republican Justin Murphy.
- New Jersey has had no Republican senator since 1972.

## Summary

Cory Booker won re-election to the US Senate for New Jersey, defeating Republican Justin Murphy and securing a third full term. The result keeps the seat with Democrats in a state that has not elected a Republican senator since 1972.

Murphy, an attorney, emerged from a crowded Republican primary in June. The Associated Press called the race for Booker at 8 p.m. Eastern time; Booker is a former Newark mayor and presidential candidate who has openly criticised President Donald Trump.

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