Justin Murphy wins GOP nod to take on Sen. Cory Booker

Justin Murphy is an attorney who once sat on the township committee of Tabernacle in Burlington County.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: June 3, 2026

Words: 130

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Justin Murphy claimed the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate Tuesday, defeating three primary opponents in his bid to unseat incumbent Sen. Cory Booker (D) in November, the Associated Press projects.

Murphy, an attorney who once sat on the township committee of Tabernacle in Burlington County, faces an uphill climb. New Jersey voters have not sent a Republican to the Senate since 1972.

Booker, a three-term incumbent with a national profile who …

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