Overview

• A StimSight poll for InsiderNJ finds Democrat Mikie Sherrill at 48 percent support versus 42 percent for Republican Jack Ciattarelli with 9 percent undecided
• Voters rate affordability and taxes as their top worries with 53 percent naming cost of living first and 43 percent highlighting tax burdens
• Former Republican Governor Christine Todd Whitman endorsed Sherrill, warning that Ciattarelli’s alignment with President Trump is too extreme for New Jersey
• Jack Ciattarelli secured the GOP nomination after a Trump endorsement and is campaigning on lower taxes and local issues to court undecided voters
• Political analysts see the November contest as a bellwether for the 2026 midterms and expect both campaigns to ramp up outreach in the final three months