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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Justin Murphy. (Photo: Justin Michael Murphy).

U.S. Senate candidate Justin Murphy has $122 in the bank

GOP nominee raised $39,000 this cycle; he faces Cory Booker in the general election.

By David Wildstein, July 15 2026 2:20 pm

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Justin Murphy has $122 cash-on-hand as he prepares for a general election bid against Democratic incumbent Cory Booker.

Murphy, the former deputy mayor of Tabernacle, a small municipality in South Jersey, was the surprise winner of the Republican primary last month.  He reported raising $39,221 so far this cycle, including $11,715 in April, May, and June of this year.

The candidate has loaned roughly $8,735 to his own campaign.

Booker has $22.2 million in his campaign warchest, which gives him a cash advantage of about 181,000 to 1 against Murphy.

An attorney and U.S. Navy veteran, Murphy has acknowledged running a low-budget campaign for the Senate.  He has no paid campaign staff and ran no TV ads in the GOP primary.

Instead, Murphy launched a grassroots 21-county town hall tour earlier this month.  He has competed events in Mercer and Middlesex counties; his next town hall is set for August 7 at 6 PM at The Gibson House in Marlton.

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