Booker set to face Navy vet after former local NJ official lost in 2024 Senate race
Cory Booker is set to face Justin Murphy in the upcoming New Jersey Senate race after Murphy won the Republican primary. Murphy, a Navy veteran and former local official, aims to challenge Booker's long-standing Democratic hold on the seat. The race is notable as Republicans have not won a U.S. Senate seat in New Jersey since 1972.
- ▪Justin Murphy won the Republican U.S. Senate primary in New Jersey.
- ▪Cory Booker is running for re-election after first winning the seat in a 2013 special election.
- ▪Murphy describes himself as a conservative candidate focused on issues like pollution and parental rights.
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Senate Booker set to face Navy vet after former local NJ official lost in 2024 Senate race Cory Booker expected to cruise to victory in the November general, as Republicans have not won a US Senate seat in NJ since 1972 By Alec Schemmel Fox News Published June 3, 2026 12:47am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Cory Booker on Maine Democrat Graham Platner's latest controversy New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker said that he has "concerns" over the latest scandal emerging over Graham Platner, a Maine Democratic candidate for the Senate. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Justin Murphy won New Jersey’s Republican U.S. Senate primary Tuesday, setting up a general election fight against Democratic Sen.
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