Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, who has faced numerous bribery charges, received just 9% support in the upcoming primary, according to a Friday poll.
Several Democrats have launched challenges against the embattled senator after he was first indicted in late September for allegedly accepting lavish gifts in exchange for political influence in the Senate. Menendez came in third, behind Democratic Rep. Andy Kim with 32 percent and First Lady Tammy Murphy of New Jersey with 20 percent, and just one point ahead of political activist Patricia Campos Medina. according to According to a study by Fairleigh Dickinson University.
The poll is the first independently conducted public survey of the cycle. Major June 4th, according to On the FiveThirtyEight compilation. (Related: ‘A Free For All’: Challengers lined up to take on Bob Menendez)
Many Democrats in the Senate and in his home state have called for Menendez to resign, but the senator insists he is not going anywhere. Menendez has not yet announced whether he will seek reelection, but he has temporarily stepped down as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Menendez later faced two superseding charges that added further bribery charges, along with accusations that he was acting as a foreign agent to Egypt. The senator has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Incoming U.S. Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) reacts after drawing numbers during the office lottery for new members of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 30, 2018. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
The senator raised just $103,900 in the fourth fundraising quarter of 2023, but entered the election year with nearly $6.2 million on hand. according to According to a Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing released Wednesday.
Kim brought in $1.8 million during the same period. report $2.7 million in hard dollars. Murphy raised $3.2 million in the final quarter of 2023, giving him $2.7 million in campaign cash heading into the election year. according to Submit to FEC application.
The Fairleigh Dickinson University poll surveyed 504 likely Democratic primary voters in New Jersey from January 21 to January 28, and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.
The campaigns of Mr. Menendez, Mr. Kim, Mr. Murphy and Mr. Campos-Medina did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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