Key facts
- Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) will face GOP nominee Justin Murphy in the New Jersey Senate race.
- Both candidates won their respective primaries on Tuesday.
- Justin Murphy is a Navy veteran and former Senate candidate.
- Murphy won a competitive Republican primary with minimal financial resources.
Senator Cory Booker, the incumbent Democrat representing New Jersey, is slated to compete against Republican nominee Justin Murphy in the upcoming November elections. Both candidates successfully clinched their party's nominations during the New Jersey Senate primaries held on Tuesday. Murphy, who has a background as a Navy veteran and has previously run for the Senate, managed to win a competitive Republican primary. Notably, his campaign operated with minimal financial resources.