Justin Murphy

Justin Murphy is a Tabernacle, New Jersey attorney and U.S. Navy veteran who won the 2026 Republican Senate primary. He served a term on the Tabernacle Township Committee and has been active in Burlington County Republican politics since 1988. He previously ran for the Republican Senate nomination in 2024, finishing third, and his campaign pledge calls for a flat income tax and abolishing the federal Department of Education.[1][2][3][5]

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][6] According to WHYY, he graduated from Rowan University and received a law degree from Widener University School of Law.[6]

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.[4][5]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.