A new Stockton University poll finds Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) barely ahead of challenger Bob Hugin (R), 45% to 43% among likely voters, with Libertarian Murray Sabrin at 3%.

“Menendez, who was reprimanded by a Senate ethics panel after corruption charges were dismissed following a mistrial, is viewed unfavorably by 54%, with 30% having favorable views and 6% unsure.”

A new Quinnipiac poll finds Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) leads challenger Bob Hugin (R) by a slim 43% to  37%.

Said pollster Mary Snow: “As Menendez sees his once dominant lead whittled down to single digits, New Jersey voters are sending a clear message. They are troubled by the ethics cloud hanging over him.”

New York Times: “Facing a deep-pocketed Republican challenger, a blitz of negative ads and lingering concerns over a lackluster performance in an uncontested primary, Mr. Menendez’s race has started to concern some Democrats. After weathering a criminal indictment and a harsh ethics rebuke from his Senate peers, Mr. Menendez may find himself in a tough enough re-election fight that will force the party to devote money and energy needed in other races critical to the party’s quest to retake Congress.”

Bob Hugin (R), who’s running against Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), “pushed back against efforts to allow women into all-male eating clubs while attending Princeton University,” The Hill reports.

“When Hugin was a student at Princeton in the 1970s, he fought back against efforts to allow women in as president of the Tiger Inn, one of the university’s all-male eating clubs, where upperclassmen dined.”

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), “who overcame federal corruption charges, won his Democratic primary Tuesday but faced a surprisingly strong challenge from an opponent who reported spending no money,” the Newark Star Ledger reports.

“Menendez was never in danger of losing. But his opponent, community newspaper publisher Lisa McCormick (D), had nearly 40 percent of the vote with 99 percent counted.”

A new Fairleigh Dickinson poll in New Jersey finds Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) leading challenger Bob Hugin (R) by just four points, 28% to 24%, with 46% still undecided.

The new poll results are significantly worse for Menendez than two previous surveys, both of which had him up by double digits over Hugin.

A new Monmouth poll in New Jersey finds Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) with a sizable advantage over Bob Hugin (R) in the 2018 race for U.S. Senate, 53% to 32%.

“Menendez starts out the campaign with weak approval ratings in part due to fallout from his recent corruption trial. But these negatives are more than offset by the fact he has a ‘D’ next to his name. Hugin, on the other hand, is known to few New Jersey voters at this stage of the race.”

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) will kick off his re-election bid for a third term, just two months after federal prosecutors dropped corruption charges against him, the AP reports.

“Menendez was charged in 2015 with trading his political influence for gifts and campaign donations from a friend. His trial ended in a hung jury last fall, and in January prosecutors decided not to retry him.”

Former Sen. Bob Torricelli (D-NJ) played down rumors that he might mount a Democratic primary challenge to Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), who is fighting federal corruption charges, The Hill reports.