New Jersey 2026 primary winners set up pivotal fall battles

In New Jersey's 2026 primary, Justin Murphy won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate to challenge Cory Booker. Zack Mullock won the Democratic primary in the 2nd District to face Jeff Van Drew; Michael McGuire won the 3rd District Republican primary to run against Herb Conaway; Rachel Peace won the Democratic nomination in the 4th District to run against Chris Smith; Rebecca Bennett won the Democratic nomination in the 7th District to face Tom Kean Jr.; and Adam Hamawy won the Democratic primary in the 12th District to run against Greg Mele. Full results are still being tallied, with updates available from WHYY.