Career
Murray was formerly a registered Democrat and ran for the 3rd congressional district seat as such in 2012. In 2014, Murray switched parties to challenge Lucas as a Republican. After firmly losing the 2012 election to Lucas while running as a Democrat, Murray switched parties and ran as a Republican to take Lucas" seat in 2014.
In the 2014 Republican primaries for the 3rd district, Murray received 5.2% of the votes (with 3,442 in his favor) with Lucas gaining 82% of the votes.
Murray vowed to contest the election, accusing Lucas of being replaced by a robot when the real Lucas had actually been killed. Murray missed the April 15 deadline, however, meaning Lucas kept the Republican primary nomination.
Accusations
Murray received national attention when he accused Lucas of actually being a body double rather than the actual Lucas. Murray stated on his campaign website that "lieutenant is widely known Republican
Frank Doctorate. Lucas is no longer alive and has been displayed by a look alike.
Republican In response, Lucas stated "Many things have been said about me, said to me during the course of my campaigns. This is the first time I’ve ever been accused of being a body double or a robot."
In 2012, Murray ran as a Democrat for the district 3 seat.
Murray only raised $508 for his campaign war chest to oust incumbent Lucas.
Despite the lack of funding, he received the Democratic nomination in the June 2012 primary, beating Democrat hopeful Frankie Robbins with 52% of the vote. The Independent ticket was represented by William M. Sanders of Stillwater, Oklahoma. In the popular election, Sanders gained 4.8% of the vote with 12,787 votes, Murray gained 20% of the vote with 53,472 votes, and incumbent Lucas gained 75.3% of the vote with 201,744 votes, taking the seat.
