New Jersey Republican Senate nominee?
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JUN 3, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleAttorney
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
LocationNew Jersey
BackgroundAttorney
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Notable personal detailsJustin Michael Murphy is a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in New Jersey and the FEC-registered candidate under ID S4NJ00532. He has served in local government in Tabernacle Township, New Jersey, including as a township committeeman and deputy mayor. He previously ran for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2024 and has also run in Republican primaries for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Advocates replacing the Internal Revenue Code with a flat income tax (10–12%), abolishing the IRS, eliminating capital gains tax, estate/death taxes, and the AMT, and favoring tax cuts, spending reductions, and private-sector growth.
Healthcare
Opposes government-run healthcare while supporting universal coverage achieved through private-market reforms. Advocates for universal Health Savings Accounts, nationwide competition allowing purchase of insurance across state lines, and measures to reduce Medicare/Medicaid fraud and waste. Emphasizes privacy, quality, accessibility, and affordability rather than expanding federal-run programs.
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Immigration & Border
Advocates for aggressive border security and enforcement measures including finishing a border wall, deploying the military to borders, reinstating/using Title 42 and “Remain in Mexico,” ending catch-and-release, implementing E-Verify, withholding federal aid from sanctuary jurisdictions, and supporting Section 287(g) to involve local law enforcement in immigration enforcement.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate states a pro-life position, saying life begins at conception and supporting limits on abortion with exceptions for the life of the mother and for rape/incest; he supports parental notification, bans on partial-birth abortion, and opposes tax dollars funding abortion.
Climate & Energy
Supports increased domestic energy production including shale oil and expanded nuclear power, emphasizes energy independence and job creation from fossil fuel development, and opposes visible wind installations on the Jersey Shore while saying extraction should be done ‘in an environmentally responsible manner.’
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate advocates for broad Second Amendment protections, opposes government attempts to restrict gun rights, and supports Constitutional carry. The campaign platform states opposition to attempts to take away the right to bear arms and to suppress 2A rights.
News
Justin Murphy won the New Jersey Republican U.S. Senate primary and is now set to face incumbent Democrat Cory Booker in the November general election. The race is being framed as a difficult one for Republicans, with Booker still heavily favored in a strongly Democratic state. Murphy had also run unsuccessfully for the GOP Senate nomination in 2024.
Justin Murphy's Chances Against Cory Booker In NJ Senate Race
Justin Murphy will battle Cory Booker in November after winning GOP primary race
Justin Murphy will challenge U.S. Sen. Cory Booker
See results from New Jersey Senate primary election
Endorsements
Endorsers of Justin Murphy for New Jersey Republican Senate nominee?
National Right to Life
Public endorsement
National Right to Life endorsed Justin Murphy for the general election for U.S. Senate in New Jersey.
Bill Spadea
Public figure
Bill Spadea endorsed Justin Murphy for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.
Mercer County GOP
Public endorsement
Mercer County GOP backed Justin Murphy for U.S. Senate.
Gloucester County Republicans
Public figure
Gloucester County Republicans endorsed Justin Murphy for U.S. Senate at their convention.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262024
2026
LatestCycle 2024
Cycle 2026
Source: FEC
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