"I did not support taking up a nomination eight months before the 2016 election to fill the vacancy created by the passing of Justice Scalia," Murkowski said in a statement, reported by Axios and other outlets. "We are now even closer to the 2020 election – less than two months out – and I believe the same standard must apply."
Fellow Republican Susan Collins on Saturday also said she would not support moving to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the Nov. 3 presidential contest.