Cory Booker learns his GOP opponent in New Jersey Senate race
Senator Cory Booker will face Republican Justin Murphy in the upcoming New Jersey Senate race. Booker is seeking re-election for a third term after running unopposed in the Democratic primary. Murphy, who previously ran for the GOP Senate nomination in 2024, won the primary with about 33% of the vote.
- ▪Cory Booker is the incumbent Democratic senator running for re-election in New Jersey.
- ▪Justin Murphy won the Republican primary with approximately 33% of the vote.
- ▪New Jersey has not elected a Republican to the Senate since 1972.
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Politics Cory Booker learns his GOP opponent in New Jersey Senate race By Victor Nava Published June 2, 2026, 11:47 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) will face Justin Murphy, the winner of the New Jersey Republican Senate primary, in his bid for re-election this November. Booker, who ran unopposed in the Democratic Senate primary, is seeking a third term representing the Garden State in the Senate. Murphy, who received about 33% of the vote, beat out surgeon Robert Lebovics, Army veteran Richard Tabor and former TV reporter Alex Zdan in the four-way race to challenge Booker. Attorney Justin Murphy beat out surgeon Robert Lebovics, Army veteran Richard Tabor and former TV reporter Alex Zdan.
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