In a Feb. 13, 2018 photo, Bob Hugin greets the public after announcing he's running for U.S. Senate as a Republican, challenging U.S. Robert Menendez, at the Springfield Elks Lodge in Springfield , NJ. Incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and Republican challenger Bob Hugin are hurling insults at one another in what will be New Jersey's only statewide contest this fall and an arena in the national fight for control of the narrowly divided Senate.b b (Ed Murray/The Star-Ledger via AP)