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DNC Adds $500,000 for GOTV in NJ, VA and PA, Pushing Total Above $6 Million

The new push targets contests widely viewed as an early gauge of the president’s first-year standing.

Representative Mikie Sherrill speaks to a crowd in Westville, New Jersey on October 11, 2025.
Democratic candidate for New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill speaks to a crowd alongside Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, in Westville New Jersey on Saturday, October 11, 2025.
Representative Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) speaks during the National Action Network National Convention in New York, U.S., April 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli (left) and Democratic nominee Mikie Sherrill (right) celebrate their primary wins. They will now face each other in November in the general election to become New Jersey's next governor.

Overview

  • The Democratic National Committee announced an extra $500,000 for get-out-the-vote efforts in New Jersey and Virginia governor’s races and Pennsylvania judicial contests, taking its total spending in the three states past $6 million for Nov. 4.
  • New Jersey remains the closest fight, with Democrat Mikie Sherrill leading Republican Jack Ciattarelli 50% to 44% in an Oct. 15 Quinnipiac poll as multiple surveys show a narrowing gap.
  • A GOP-commissioned KAConsulting poll conducted Oct. 15–16 reported Sherrill at 47% and Ciattarelli at 44%, underscoring Republican claims that the race has tightened.
  • Outside money has made New Jersey the most expensive governor’s race in state history, with a DGA-linked PAC announcing over $20 million and pro-Ciattarelli groups raising at least $13 million, according to filings.
  • In Virginia, Democrat Abigail Spanberger holds roughly a 10-point lead over Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in recent high-quality polls tracked by the New York Times, while Pennsylvania voters face retention decisions for three justices on the state Supreme Court’s 5–2 liberal majority.