Carol A. Murphy

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On October 11, 2023, Murphy announced that she was running for the Democratic nomination in New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the 2024 election. She was running to succeed Andy Kim, who is vacating the seat to run for the United States Senate. [10] Murphy was defeated by her district-mate, Herb Conaway, in the primary election in June. [11]

Electoral history

Assembly

Carol Murphy
Carol A. Murphy (cropped).jpg
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 7th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2018
Servingwith Herb Conaway
7th Legislative District General Election, 2023 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Herbert C. Conaway Jr. (incumbent) 32,608 33.5
Democratic Carol Murphy (incumbent) 31,936 32.8
Republican Douglas Dillon16,36816.8
Republican Eileen Bleistine16,35016.8
Total votes97,262 100.0
Democratic hold
New Jersey general election, 2021 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Herb Conaway 45,728 30.98%
Democratic Carol Murphy 45,170 30.60
Republican Douglas Dillon28,57919.36
Republican Joseph Jesuele28,13919.06
Total votes147,616 100.0
7th Legislative District General Election, 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carol Murphy (incumbent) 28,735 37.64%
Democratic Herbert Conaway, Jr. (incumbent) 28,594 37.46%
Republican Peter Miller17,34822.73%
True Blue UnbossedKathleen Cooley1,6562.17%
Total votes76,333 100%
Democratic hold
New Jersey general election, 2017 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Herb Conaway 39,879 33.1 Increase2.svg 2.5
Democratic Carol Murphy 38,819 32.3 Increase2.svg 2.4
Republican Octavia Scott20,94117.4Decrease2.svg 1.9
Republican Robert Thibault20,72617.2Decrease2.svg 1.7
Total votes120,365 100.0

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