New Jersey delays primary to July 7 due to COVID-19

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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.

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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.

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The state is expected to approach the peak of the virus’s curve sometime this month or next, the Democratic governor said earlier this week.

New Jersey has both mail-in and in-person voting.

Murphy says he’ll sign the order some time Wednesday.