US EditionTrump’s Policies and Inflation Drive Governor’s Race in New Jersey, Where GOP Has Been Making Gains
Democrat Mikie Sherrill leads by 1 point in polls as the race reflects shifting voter trends and could signal party momentum ahead of the 2026 midterms.
- On Nov. 4, New Jersey voters will head to the polls in a close gubernatorial race between Democratic U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli, attracting national attention.
- Voter-Roll data show Democrats retain about 850,000 advantage while 2.2 million New Jersey voters are unaffiliated, and Republican registrations have outpaced Democrats since the 2024 presidential election.
- Sherrill campaigned with former President Barack Obama pushing affordability and utility-rate freeze, while Ciattarelli, backed by President Donald Trump, ran bus tours targeting affordability for swing voters.
- Officials expect most county website results to be posted by 10 p.m., with Burlington County posting results after polls close at 8 p.m., and the New Jersey Division of Elections not posting statewide totals on election night.
- With momentum at stake, Klein warned, `Democrats cannot take this state for granted, certainly not any longer. It has gotten tighter, it has gotten redder by all accounts, and in almost every part of the state we saw Donald Trump pick up more vote share than he did four years earlier.
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Trump’s policies and inflation drive governor’s race in New Jersey, where GOP has been making gains
New Jersey voters are electing their next governor in a race that will reveal whether Democrats still have a grip on a state that has been reliably blue in recent years but has shown signs of shifting toward Republicans.
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This November 4th is the election that defines the next governor of New Jersey and the contest between Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli is emerging as one of the most contested. The most recent polls agreed that the congresswoman’s advantage is slight, but sustained, while the former legislator bet to mobilize disenchanted voters with the economy and cost of living.
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