Patricia Campos Medina

New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy is suspending her Democratic primary campaign for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by indicted U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez.

Murphy campaign spokeswoman Alex Altman described the change as a "transition" and told The New York Times the campaign is still confident of a win in the June Democratic primary over Rep. Andy Kim.

The Fairleigh Dickinson University poll of about 500 likely Democratic voters was billed as the first independent survey of the contested Senate primary.

13 major party candidates have announced their intention to run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Robert Menendez.

Gov. Phil Murphy is on track to win a second term – but the recriminations for his narrow win reverberated quickly in state politics.