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New Jersey Governor’s Race Enters Bruising Final Stretch After Debate With New Ciattarelli Ads

Attacks over opioid publishing versus Naval Academy discipline now overshadow policy as a federal review of the records leak continues.

Republican Jack Ciattarelli, left, looks on while Democrat Mikie Sherrill speaks during the final debate in the New Jersey governor's race, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Republican Jack Ciattarelli, left, and Democrat Mikie Sherrill participate in the final debate in the New Jersey governor's race, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in New Brunswick, NJ.
Republican Jack Ciattarelli, left, and Democrat Mikie Sherrill shake hands at the end of the final debate in the New Jersey governor's race, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in New Brunswick, N.J. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
Democrat Mikie Sherrill, right, waits during a break at the final debate in the New Jersey governor's race with Republican Jack Ciattarelli on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Overview

  • Sherrill accused Ciattarelli of profiting from opioid-friendly materials tied to a reported $12.2 million contract, while he called the charge a lie and noted he sold the firm in 2017.
  • Ciattarelli pressed her to release Naval Academy disciplinary records; Sherrill says she skipped the 1994 ceremony for refusing to report classmates, as the National Archives probes its improper release of her file.
  • Hours after the debate, Ciattarelli rolled out roughly $2 million in ads attacking Sherrill’s finances, citing her radio interview and a past fine over late stock-trade disclosures.
  • Affordability dominated policy exchanges, with Sherrill vowing an emergency freeze on energy rates and Ciattarelli pledging to pull New Jersey from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
  • Trump loomed over the race, with Ciattarelli giving the president an A and defending ties as Sherrill criticized a pause in Gateway Tunnel funding; polls remain tight with early voting Oct. 25–Nov. 2 and Election Day Nov. 4.