贝内特在新泽西州关键众议院选区击败小基恩 前医疗保健高管丽贝卡·贝内特将击败新泽西州第7国会选区的众议员汤姆·基恩小（共和党），抓住许多民主党人视为关键翻盘机会的选举，决策桌总部预测。
Bennett ousts Kean Jr. in battleground New Jersey House race Former healthcare executive Rebecca Bennett will defeat Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R) in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, capitalizing on what many Democrats viewed as a key flip opportunity, Decision Desk HQ projects.
贝内特以60.3%对38.3%领先基恩，当时已有76%的选票报告，据决策桌总部周二东部时间晚上9点46分的数据。
Bennett led Kean 60.3 percent to 38.3 percent with 76 percent of the vote reported, according to DDHQ as of 9:46 p.m. EST Tuesday.
这场选举此前已被视为民主党的强力翻盘机会，因为特朗普总统在2024年仅以2个百分点的优势赢得该选区。但这场选举受到更多关注，现任议员因长期无故缺席国会山而备受审查。
The race was already seen as a strong pickup opportunity for Democrats, as President Trump carried the district by only 2 percentage points in 2024. But the race received much more attention and the incumbent garnered significant scrutiny over his months-long absence from the Capitol without explanation.
基恩的缺席始于3月，他直到6月底才返回华盛顿。他的办公室数月来未提供其情况的详细信息，只表示他正在处理健康问题并将很快返回。基恩的共和党同事表示，他们不确定他在哪里或正在处理什么。
Kean’s absence began in March, and he didn’t return to Washington until the end of June. His office for months didn’t provide details of his situation and only indicated he was dealing with a health issue and would return soon. Kean’s GOP colleagues said they weren’t sure where he was or what he was dealing with.
这位议员最终在缺席四个月后返回，透露他正在接受抑郁症治疗。他说，他的医生建议他留在医院，他原本认为不会是长期住院的情况却拖得更久。
The congressman eventually returned after an absence of four months, revealing he was being treated for depression. He said his doctors recommended he stay in the hospital, and what he believed would not be a long-term stay grew longer.
基恩的解释澄清了困惑，但并未平息审查，因为批评者对他没有向选民作出任何解释就长期缺席表示不满。
Kean’s explanation cleared up the confusion but not the scrutiny, as critics took issue with the significant amount of time that he spent away without any explanation given to his constituents.
贝内特是一名前海军直升机飞行员，竞选期间并未过多关注基恩的缺席，而是聚焦于可负担性问题，并将现任议员与不受欢迎的总统联系起来。
Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot, didn’t focus much on Kean’s absence during the campaign, instead focusing on affordability concerns and tying the incumbent to the unpopular president.
基恩是新泽西州一个长期政治世家的继承人，是前州长托马斯·基恩（共和党）的儿子，后者在1980年代领导该州。他2022年赢得该席位，2024年以微弱优势连任，但在争取第三个任期的竞选中落败。
Kean is the scion of a longtime New Jersey political family and the son of former Gov. Thomas Kean (R), who led the state in the 1980s. He flipped the seat in 2022 and narrowly won reelection in 2024 but fell short in his bid for a third term.