Overview
- With 95% of votes counted, Mikie Sherrill led Jack Ciattarelli by about 13 points and flipped Atlantic, Cumberland, Gloucester and Morris counties he carried in 2021.
- She met with Gov. Phil Murphy in Trenton and named Lt. Gov.-elect Dale Caldwell and Kellie Doucette to lead her transition.
- Sherrill said she will declare a day-one state of emergency to freeze utility costs and advance a Kids Online Safety agenda.
- Additional early priorities she outlined include improving third-grade reading, addressing property taxes and expanding the first-time homebuyers credit.
- Her victory gives Democrats a third consecutive gubernatorial term for the first time in more than 60 years, with her swearing-in set for Jan. 20, 2026.