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The 2000 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 7 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. Democrat nominee former CEO of Goldman Sachs Jon Corzine defeated Republican nominee U.S. Congressman Bob Franks in a close election. In January 2006 Corzine resigned from the Senate to become Governor of New Jersey.
