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The 2013 United States Senate special election in New Jersey was held on October 16 2013 to fill the New Jersey United States Senate Class 2 seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3 2015. The Associated Press called the race for Democrat Cory Booker at approximately 9:45pm EDT on October 16 2013. Booker resigned as mayor of Newark and was sworn in on October 31 2013 to become the junior U.S.