Justin Murphy Wins New Jersey GOP Senate Primary, Facing Cory Booker in State Republicans Haven’t Carried Since 1972
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 3
Justin Murphy Wins New Jersey GOP Senate Primary, Facing Cory Booker in State Republicans Haven’t Carried Since 1972
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 3
Justin Murphy captured New Jersey’s Republican Senate primary Tuesday, emerging from a tight three-way race with 90% of votes counted to set up a November challenge to Democratic Sen. Cory Booker.
Murphy, an attorney, Navy veteran and former Tabernacle deputy mayor, ran as a conservative, pro-Trump grassroots candidate after finishing a distant third in the 2024 GOP Senate primary.
Richard Tabor, a suspended New Jersey state trooper, finished behind Murphy, followed by former News 12 New Jersey reporter Alex Zdan; physician Robert Lebovics placed last.
Booker, first elected in a 2013 special election and unopposed in this year’s Democratic primary, enters the general election as the clear favorite after winning reelection in 2020 by more than 16 points.
The race will test whether Republicans can break a 54-year drought in New Jersey Senate contests, with the party last winning the seat in 1972.