A Senate race raises concerns over 'ballot Siberia' in New Jersey primaries

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and first lady Tammy Murphy attend the National Governors Association summer meeting on July 15, 2022, in Portland, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)

The U.S. Senate campaign of Tammy Murphy, the wife of Gov. Phil Murphy, is calling attention to an arcane voting system in New Jersey, which could give her an upper hand in the Democratic primary.

Murphy, 58, has never run for elected office, but in the days following her announcement, many of the top Democratic Party officials in the state pledged their support.