Cory Booker wins third term in New Jersey Senate race
The incumbent Democrat defeated Republican Justin Murphy to secure re-election.
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What this story says
- Democratic incumbent Cory Booker won re-election to the U.S. Senate from New Jersey.
- Booker defeated Republican candidate Justin Murphy.
- The win secures Booker a third full term in the Senate.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 43 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 4 of the 47 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
27/100
Craft
52/100
Hype
15/100
47 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
Only 1 of the 43 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Democratic incumbent Cory Booker has won re-election to the U.S. Senate representing New Jersey. He defeated Republican candidate Justin Murphy. The victory secures Booker a third full term in the Senate.
Coverage
What the coverage left out
No right-rated outlet ran this story. The digests did not include details about the election date beyond 'Tuesday', or specific vote counts.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 4 Nov 2026, 03:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
27 rated outlets
- Nine left-rated digests reported that Democratic incumbent Cory Booker won election Tuesday to the U.S. Senate representing New Jersey, defeating Republican Justin Murphy. Some digests added that Booker secured a third full term over Murphy, described as a little-known attorney who emerged from a crowded field in his party's June primary.
Centre
15 rated outlets
- Four centre-rated digests reported that Democratic incumbent Cory Booker won election Tuesday to the U.S. Senate representing New Jersey, defeating Republican Justin Murphy. Two of these digests also noted that Booker won a third full term over Murphy, who was described as a little-known attorney who emerged from a crowded field in his party's June primary.
Right
1 rated outlet
We have not written our reading of the right coverage of this story. The right-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Cory Booker wins third term in New Jersey Senate race?
- Of the 43 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 63% are rated left, 35% are rated centre, 2% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 47. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Cory Booker wins third term in New Jersey Senate race left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 43 rated outlets on this story, 63% are rated left, 35% are rated centre, 2% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Cory Booker wins third term in New Jersey Senate race biased?
- Cory Booker wins third term in New Jersey Senate race is one event reported by 47 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Cory Booker wins third term in New Jersey Senate race?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Cory Booker wins third term in New Jersey Senate race?
- 47 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Who won the New Jersey Senate election?
- Cory Booker, the Democratic incumbent, won re-election to the U.S. Senate representing New Jersey. He defeated Republican candidate Justin Murphy.
- How many terms will Cory Booker serve?
- This victory secures Cory Booker a third full term in the U.S. Senate. He has represented New Jersey since first being elected.
- Who was Cory Booker's opponent?
- Cory Booker's opponent in the New Jersey Senate election was Republican candidate Justin Murphy. Murphy is described in some reports as a little-known attorney.
Read it at the source
47 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
27- Democrat Ben Lujan wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Mexico (opens burlingtontoday.com in a new tab)
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- Democrat Ben Lujan wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Mexico (opens Prince George Citizen in a new tab)
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- Democrat John Hickenlooper wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Colorado (opens flamboroughtoday.com in a new tab)
flamboroughtoday.com — is flamboroughtoday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Democrat John Hickenlooper wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Colorado (opens ElliotLakeToday.com in a new tab)
ElliotLakeToday.com — is ElliotLakeToday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Sen. Cory Booker easily wins re-election (opens nj in a new tab)
- Democrat Cory Booker wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Jersey (opens The NOTL Local in a new tab)
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- Democrat Cory Booker wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Jersey (opens SooToday.com in a new tab)
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- Democrat Cory Booker wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Jersey (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
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- Democrat Cory Booker wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Jersey (opens StratfordToday.ca in a new tab)
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- Democrat Cory Booker wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Jersey (opens Bay Today in a new tab)
- Democrat Cory Booker wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Jersey (opens Sudbury in a new tab)
- Democrat Cory Booker wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Jersey (opens Bowen Island Undercurrent in a new tab)
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- Democrat Cory Booker wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Jersey (opens Thorold Today in a new tab)
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- Democrat Cory Booker wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Jersey (opens Orillia Matters in a new tab)
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- Democrat Cory Booker wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Jersey (opens Coast Reporter in a new tab)
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- Democrat Cory Booker wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Jersey (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
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- NJ election results 2026: US House races (opens NJ Spotlight News in a new tab)
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- Democrat Ben Lujan wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Mexico (opens NiagaraFallsReview.ca in a new tab)
NiagaraFallsReview.ca — is NiagaraFallsReview.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Democrat Cory Booker wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Jersey (opens The Record in a new tab)
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- John Hickenlooper looks for second — and final — Senate term against a Republican and a self-funded independent (opens Daily Camera in a new tab)
Daily Camera — is Daily Camera biased? Our profile of this outlet
- See all the New Jersey Election Day results (opens NBC Philadelphia in a new tab)
NBC Philadelphia — is NBC Philadelphia biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Democrat John Hickenlooper wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Colorado (opens Durango Herald in a new tab)
Durango Herald — is Durango Herald biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Sen. Cory Booker handily wins reelection (opens New Jersey Monitor in a new tab)
New Jersey Monitor — is New Jersey Monitor biased? Our profile of this outlet
- New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker wins reelection, networks report (opens North Jersey in a new tab)
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- Colorado's U.S. Senate seat race results (opens Colorado Public Radio in a new tab)
Colorado Public Radio — is Colorado Public Radio biased? Our profile of this outlet
- New Jersey Senate election results 2026: Live updates (opens The Washington Post in a new tab)
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- New Jersey 2026 election results (opens WHYY in a new tab)
Centre
15- Democrat John Hickenlooper wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Colorado – WTOP News (opens Washington Top News in a new tab)
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- Incumbent Democrat John Hickenlooper projected to keep his U.S. Senate seat in Colorado (opens CBS News in a new tab)
- New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker wins reelection, networks report (opens The Press of Atlantic City in a new tab)
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- NJ election results 2026: Cory Booker projected winner in New Jersey Senate race (opens ABC 6 Philadelphia in a new tab)
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- Democrat Booker Wins New Jersey Senate Race, DDHQ Projects (opens Bloomberg in a new tab)
- Democrat Cory Booker wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Jersey (opens WBAL in a new tab)
- Democrat Cory Booker wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Jersey (opens CFJC Today Kamloops in a new tab)
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- Democrat Cory Booker wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Jersey (opens meadowlakeNOW in a new tab)
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- Sen. Cory Booker handily wins reelection (opens Morgan County Citizen in a new tab)
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- Democrat Cory Booker wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Jersey (opens Newsday in a new tab)
- Florida election results 2026, US Senate, US House ... (opens Tallahassee Democrat in a new tab)
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- Election Day 2026: Live results, updates, race calls for NY, NJ, CT (opens WNYW in a new tab)
- Democrat Cory Booker wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Jersey (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
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- John Hickenlooper looks for second — and final — Senate term against a Republican and a self-funded independent (opens Denver Post in a new tab)
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- New Jersey live election results U.S. Senate, House seats up for grabs (opens WTXF in a new tab)
Right
1Not rated
4- Midterm, Ap: Democratic Senator Booker Re-Elected in New Jersey (opens Askanews in a new tab)
- Democrat Cory Booker wins reelection to U.S. Senate from New Jersey (opens Airdrie City View in a new tab)
Airdrie City View — is Airdrie City View biased? Our profile of this outlet
- New Jersey Midterm Election 2026: Who Will Win? Cory Booker, Senate and House Race Predictions (opens The Sunday Guardian Live in a new tab)
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- ELECTION DAY 2026: Rockland County Heads to the Polls With Major Congressional, State Senate, Assembly and Local Races on the Ballot (opens monseyscoop.com in a new tab)
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