Overview
- Final Monmouth polling places Mikie Sherrill’s edge within the margin of error, underscoring a toss-up as voting begins.
- Over one million New Jerseyans have already voted early or by mail, with Republican participation narrowing Democrats’ typical lead.
- Barack Obama rallied voters in Newark for Sherrill over the weekend, a move Republicans criticized as a last-minute bid.
- President Donald Trump backed Jack Ciattarelli through telephone rallies as national issues, including inflation and Trump’s policies, weigh on voters.
- The U.S. Justice Department will monitor polling sites in Passaic County at the GOP’s request, a step New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin called highly inappropriate.