New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy ( Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office ) TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey is pushing back its primary to July 7 from June 2 because of the coronavrus outbreak, Gov.
Phil Murphy said Wednesday. New Jersey is among the worst-hit states in the country by the coronavirus. More than 1,500 people have died as a result, and the state has been essentially on lockdown for weeks. FULL COVERAGE: CORONAVIRUS The Democrat mentioned specifically that he doesn’t want to repeat what Wisconsin had with people having to choose between their right to vote and keeping healthy. RELATED COVERAGE: New Jersey closes state, county parks because of COVID-19 Advertisement Wildwood beaches, boardwalk closed until May 1 due to pandemic CDC’s ‘flatten