| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F |
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| 2 | Thomas Kean Jr. - United States Senate |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Democratic | Bob Menendez (inc.) | 1,200,843 | 53.3% | +3.1% |
| 5 | - | Republican | Thomas Kean Jr. | 997,775 | 44.3% | −2.8% |
| 6 | - | Libertarian | Len Flynn | 14,637 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 7 | - | Marijuana | Edward Forchion | 11,593 | 0.5% | - |
| 8 | - | Independent | J.M. Carter | 7,918 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| 9 | - | Independent | N. Leonard Smith | 6,243 | 0.3% | - |
| 10 | - | Independent | Daryl Brooks | 5,138 | 0.2% | - |
| 11 | - | Socialist Workers | Angela Lariscy | 3,433 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 12 | - | Socialist | Gregory Pason | 2,490 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 203,068 | 9.0% | - |
| 14 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,250,070 | - | - |
| 15 | - | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | 3.26% | - |

Question: Who lost to Bob Menendez in the 2006 United States Senate election, and by what margin?
Answer: Thomas Kean Jr. lost the 2006 United States Senate election to Menendez by a margin of 53.3% to 44.3%.