Overview
- A co/efficient poll shows Mikie Sherrill at 48% and Jack Ciattarelli at 47%, and a Quantus survey finds 49% to 46%, underscoring a statistical tie.
- As of this week, nearly 735,000 early and absentee ballots have been cast, about 56% by Democrats and 27% by Republicans, according to the Associated Press tracker.
- Early in-person voting runs through Sunday, Nov. 2, and the AP notes New Jersey has no automatic recounts and winners will be called only when a comeback is mathematically impossible.
- Endorsements are sharpening contrasts, with President Donald Trump backing Ciattarelli, Barack Obama and other Democrats rallying for Sherrill, bipartisan Cost Coalition advisors endorsing Sherrill, and several Democratic local officials crossing over to support Ciattarelli.
- Affordability dominates the campaign, with Ciattarelli proposing broad tax cuts and caps while Sherrill pushes targeted credits, rebates and cost-cutting measures.