While polls show Mikie Sherrill with a strong lead for New Jersey Governor, experts warn the race could be influenced by Donald Trump.

A new poll showed Ciattarelli trailing Democratic candidate Mikie Sherrill in the critical gubernatorial election.

New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Mikie Sherrill is trouncing her Republican foe Jack Ciattarelli by nearly 20 points, four months out from election night, a new poll found.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (July 2, 2025) – As the fall campaign season officially kicks off, congresswoman and Democratic nominee for New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill takes the lead out of the gate and is seen as more trustworthy to handle a number of issues facing the state, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.

The race then turns into a dead heat — 46% for Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherill to 45% for Ciattarelli — after voters are informed of Sherrill’s positions on transgender issues.

A New Jersey appellate court ordered the redo of a February fire commissioner election in Toms River after a write-in vote mishap and a series of other