{"id":2610053,"date":"2026-06-03T10:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-justin-murphy-to-face-cory-booker-with-negative-cash-on-hand\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T10:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:13:10","slug":"republican-justin-murphy-to-face-cory-booker-with-negative-cash-on-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-justin-murphy-to-face-cory-booker-with-negative-cash-on-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Justin Murphy to face Cory Booker with negative cash on hand"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-justin-murphy-to-face-cory-booker-with-negative-cash-on-hand%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2610053&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Cory Booker (D-NJ) has secured Justin Murphy (R) as his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-plans-to-run-in-2024-if-hes-in-good-health\/\" title=\"Biden plans to run in 2024 if he\u2019s in good health\">general election opponent<\/a> for the 2026 New Jersey Senate race. Murphy, an attorney and former local politician, ended May 13 with a negative cash-on-hand balance (-$23.71), after previously finishing third in the 2024 GOP Senate primary before winning this year\u2019s Republican primary with 33% of the vote.  <\/p>\n<p>Murphy says he can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-fall-for-democrats-dishonest-unconstitutional-norm-busting-vote-buying-student-loan-racket\/\" title=\"Beware of Democrats&#039; Deceptive Student Loan Scheme\">attract younger voters<\/a> to help Republicans win a seat that hasn\u2019t gone to a GOP senator since 1972, while Booker-who has served nearly 13 years-faces the challenge with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-watch-for-in-utahs-primary-elections-how-influential-is-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"What to watch for in Utah\u2019s primary ...s: How influential is Trump? - Washington Examiner\">major fundraising advantage<\/a>, holding more than $22.6 million in cash. The article also notes lower Republican turnout in the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent primary compared<\/a> with 2024, when Murphy lost to Curtis Bashaw, who later lost the general election to Booker\u2019s party.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cory-booker\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"501\">Cory Booker <\/a>(D-NJ) now has his general election opponent for the 2026 New Jersey Senate race: Republican Justin Murphy, whose cash-on-hand balance is currently in the red.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Murphy, an attorney, former local politician, and 2024 Senate candidate, has -$23.71 in cash on hand, according to Federal Election Commission <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/candidate\/S4NJ00532\/\">data<\/a> from May 13. After previously placing third in the 2024 Senate Republican primary, Murphy surged at the ballot box this year, earning 33% of the vote and besting his three primary opponents.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4591453\/democrats-pick-candidates-competitive-iowa-house-seats\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats nominate candidates for two competitive Iowa House seats<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4590386\/california-40th-congressional-district-primary-result-ken-calvert-young-kim\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>California 40th Congressional District primary result: Calvert advances to general election with opponent uncertain<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4590425\/california-11th-district-primary-wiener-chakrabarti-chan-pelosi\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>California 11th district primary results: Wiener advances to general election to succeed Pelosi<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Booker has served in the Senate for nearly 13 years and won his last election by over 16 percentage points, Murphy is confident his campaign can make inroads with younger voters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNew Jersey has not elected a Republican to serve in the U.S. Senate since 1972, but I know the conservative principles that my campaign espouses and the broader Republican platform \u2014 worrying about the next generation, not the next election \u2014 will resonate with people and voters, especially our young voters, get people to the polls and retire Cory Booker,\u201d Murphy said in a campaign video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Murphy earned over 44,000 more votes than in the 2024 GOP Senate primary, Republican voter turnout was significantly lower this year, typical for a race without a presidential election on the ballot. In 2024, Murphy lost to GOP candidate Curtis Bashaw, who then earned nearly double the number of primary votes Murphy won in 2026. Bashaw fell to Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/andy-kim\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11056\">Andy Kim<\/a> (D-NJ) in the 2024 general election by 9.6 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4588822\/cory-booker-concerns-platner-scandal\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4588822\">CORY BOOKER VOICES \u2018CONCERNS\u2019 WITH GRAHAM PLATNER AFTER LATEST SCANDAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a candidate lacking name recognition, Murphy has an uphill battle against the Democratic stalwart Booker. The incumbent boasts over $22.6 million in cash on hand, a striking contrast with Murphy\u2019s negative cash balance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/keystone-fracture-pennsylvania-republican-sounds-alarm-that-party-rifts-might-be-too-much-to-overcome\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania ... warns of potential irreparable party divisions stemming from Keystone fracture\">recent statewide race<\/a>, popular Republican candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jack-ciattarelli\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11220\">Jack Ciattarelli<\/a> fell to Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mikie-sherrill\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"19767\">Mikie Sherrill <\/a>(D-NJ) by double digits despite his promising polling numbers. Ciattarelli, also a repeat GOP candidate, had much more statewide name recognition than Murphy. The Cook Political Report <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/senate\/race\/488641\">listed<\/a> the race as a solidly Democratic seat, even after 2024 Democratic presidential nominee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"748\">Kamala Harris<\/a>\u2018s 6-point margin of victory against President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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