Who did Cory Booker defeat in the 2006 Newark mayoral election?
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Ronald Rice was the incumbent mayor of Newark, New Jersey, when Cory Booker defeated him in the 2006 mayoral election. Booker, a Democrat, campaigned on a platform of revitalizing the city and improving public safety. He won the election by a narrow margin, receiving 53% of the vote to Rice's 47%.
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