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Sherrill, Ciattarelli Clinch New Jersey Governor Nominations

Their victories set the stage for a general election testing President Trump’s sway in a state he narrowed in 2024.

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Jack Ciattarelli speaks at the New Jersey Republican gubernatorial primary debate at NJ PBS Studios on May 7 in Newark, New Jersey.
FILE - Sean Spiller, head of the teachers union New Jersey Education Association, speaks after the Democratic gubernatorial debate at Rider University on Feb. 2, 2025, in Lawrenceville, N.J. (AP Photo/Mike Catalini, File)
FILE -Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli speaks after the first Republican debate Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J. (AP Photo/Mike Catalini, File)

Overview

  • Rep. Mikie Sherrill captured the Democratic nomination Tuesday, defeating five rivals with about 35% of the vote.
  • Former state assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli secured the Republican nod with roughly 67% support after winning President Trump’s endorsement.
  • New Jersey’s primaries shattered spending records, with candidates and outside groups pouring over $122 million into a race reshaped by the end of the county-line ballot system.
  • Sherrill campaigned on moderate themes of affordability, national security, and reproductive rights while Ciattarelli cast his candidacy as a referendum on eight years of Democratic rule.
  • The November 4 general election will be closely watched as an early gauge of voter sentiment toward the Trump administration in a state Trump narrowed by 10 points between 2020 and 2024.