U.S. Senate · New Jersey
Justin Murphy
CandidateR
- Race
- U.S. Senate · New Jersey
- Result
- Cory Booker, projected winner
- Opponents
- Cory Booker (D); Veronica Fernandez (End the Corruption!); Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party); Eduardo Castillo (D)
- Research
- In depth
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did6 statements · 0 votes
Justin Murphy, a Republican attorney and U.S. Navy veteran from Tabernacle, New Jersey, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. Senate in New Jersey to Cory Booker. He served a term on the Tabernacle Township Committee and has been active in Burlington County Republican politics since 1988, and he previously ran for the Republican Senate nomination in 2024, finishing third.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. Senate
2026-11-03
| Cory Booker D | incumbent |
| Justin Murphy R | challenger |
| Veronica Fernandez End the Corruption! | challenger |
| Joanne Kuniansky Socialist Workers Party | challenger |
| Eduardo Castillo D | challenger |
Won the June 2 Republican primary with 33.4% in a four-candidate field
Said vs. did
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Calls for abolishing the IRS and current tax code in favor of a flat income tax of 10–12%, and eliminating the capital gains and estate taxes entirely.
Documented position[7]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Supports completing the southern border wall, securing the northern border, expanding 287(g) state/local immigration enforcement partnerships, and stationing the U.S. military on the border.
Documented position[7]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Describes himself as pro-life, with exceptions for the life of the mother and cases of rape/incest; opposes taxpayer funding of abortion and supports parental notification requirements.
Documented position[7]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Says he will oppose any government attempt to restrict Second Amendment rights and supports Constitutional Carry.
Documented position[7]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Supports school choice and competition between schools, and would redirect federal Department of Education funding to local school boards including for voucher programs.
Documented position[7]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Says he opposes government-run healthcare, instead proposing universal Health Savings Accounts, a national health-insurance marketplace across state lines, and anti-fraud enforcement in Medicare and Medicaid.
Documented position[7]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Justin Murphy, a Republican attorney and U.S. Navy veteran from Tabernacle, New Jersey, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. Senate in New Jersey to Cory Booker. He served a term on the Tabernacle Township Committee and has been active in Burlington County Republican politics since 1988, and he previously ran for the Republican Senate nomination in 2024, finishing third.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Murphy was raised in the Pinelands of Southern New Jersey and lives in Tabernacle Township. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy at age 17 and served a four-year term aboard the USS Comte De Grasse (DD 974), including six months in the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq war, and was honorably discharged.[3][8] According to WHYY, he graduated from Rowan University and received a law degree from Widener University School of Law.[8]
Murphy has been active in Republican politics since 1988. He was vice president of the Burlington County Young Republicans from 1994 to 1997, a member of the county committee from 1996 to 2000, and president of the Tabernacle Republican Organization from 1998 to 2000.[3] He was elected to the Tabernacle Township Committee in November 2000 and served a three-year term; Ballotpedia lists him as a former deputy mayor of Tabernacle.[1][3]
Murphy has practiced law since 2006, with a practice covering estate, real estate, contracts, energy consulting and EB-5 economic development, and his campaign website says he is self-employed.[1][2][3] He ran for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in 2024 and finished third with 11.3% of the vote. On June 2, 2026, he won the Republican Senate primary with 33.4% over a field of three other candidates.[6][4] His campaign pledge called for a flat income tax and abolishing the federal Department of Education.[2] He received 35.0% of the vote to Cory Booker's 62.4%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[5]
In their own words
Priorities
- Campaign platform calls for abolishing the IRS and the Internal Revenue Code and replacing them with a flat income tax of 10–12%, eliminating the capital gains tax and estate/death taxes.[7]
- Supports completing the southern border wall, securing the northern border, withholding federal aid from self-declared sanctuary cities/states, and stationing the U.S. military on the southern border.[7]
- Supports abolishing the federal Department of Education and dividing its roughly $100 billion budget among local school boards for public education funding and school-voucher programs.[7]
Campaign money$27K raised · 79% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $21K
- PACs & committees $500
- Party $150
- Own money & loans $4,932
Largest committee contributions
No direct contributions from PACs or other committees in the FEC’s bulk data.
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Justin Murphy · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.Murphy for U.S. Senate 2026 — My Senate Pledge · Justin Murphy for Senate campaign · 2026-05-20 Candidate's own words
- 3.Proud Son of the Pinelands Murphy Wants to Take on Booker · InsiderNJ News report
- 4.United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 5.U.S. Senate · New Jersey results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 6.Murphy Wins Republican Primary for U.S. Senate · InsiderNJ News report
- 7.Murphy for U.S. Senate 2026 — My Senate Pledge · Justin Murphy for Senate campaign · 2026-05-20 Candidate's own words
- 8.New Jersey election 2026: Cory Booker faces 3 challengers in U.S. Senate race. Here's what to know · WHYY · 2026-09-22 News report