McGuire wins contested three-way GOP primary to challenge Conaway in NJ-3
Local Republican organizations were divided between Cullen, McGuire
Michael McGuire has emerged as the Republican nominee in the 3rd congressional district, the New Jersey Globe projects, winning a splintered three-way contest to face Rep. Herb Conaway (D-Delran) in the Democratic-leaning district.
As of 12:47 a.m. and with nearly all votes counted, McGuire, an attorney and Marine veteran, has 58% of the vote, while businessman Jason Cullen has 24% and contractor Justin Barbera has 18%.
Local Republican organizations in the 3rd district were divided, with Cullen winning the support of Burlington Republicans while McGuire got party endorsements in Monmouth and Mercer. And indeed, McGuire is winning healthy majorities in both of his allied counties – but he’s also getting 55% of the vote in Cullen’s home of Burlington County.
Barbera lacked any of that institutional support, but he had a different claim to fame: coming in last place in last year’s GOP gubernatorial primary. (Cullen has a…