justin murphy republican nominee nj Beats Out Locked-In Incumbent in Stunning Primary Night Upset
New Jersey’s Boardwalk Empire has a new challenger. In a seismic shakeup to the GOP establishment, semi-populist attorney Justin Murphy officially captured the Republican nomination for the state’s closely watched congressional seat, decisively out-fundraising and out-hustling a two-term incumbent widely considered a lock for re-nomination. The result sends a clear signal ahead of the general election: the party’s anti-establishment wing is gaining ground, even in traditionally safer, suburban districts. Political strategists are already recalculating the race’s impact on the House majority calculus.