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Early Voting Kicks Off in New Jersey Primaries as Trump Holds Tele-Rally for Ciattarelli

Republican front-runner Jack Ciattarelli has secured Donald Trump’s full endorsement just days before polls close on June 10, shaping a race viewed as an indicator of 2026 midterm momentum.

FILE - Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli speaks during a news conference, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in Raritan, N.J. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at U.S. Steel Corporation's Mon Valley Works-Irvin plant, Friday, May 30, 2025, in West Mifflin, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the rain after arriving on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, May 30, 2025.
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Overview

  • Early in-person voting opened June 3 and will continue through Sunday ahead of the June 10 primary.
  • Trump dialed into a June 2 tele-rally to urge voters to choose Ciattarelli while praising his pledges on tax caps and public safety.
  • A recent Emerson College poll shows Ciattarelli leading the GOP field with 44 percent, well ahead of Bill Spadea’s 18 percent and Jon Bramnick’s 8 percent.
  • On the Democratic side, Rep. Mikie Sherrill leads her six-candidate field with roughly 28 percent support as she vies to replace term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy.
  • Ciattarelli’s platform includes capping property taxes at 1 percent and ending sanctuary policies, marking a significant policy shift from the outgoing Democratic administration.