PoliticsUpdated: Oct. 22, 2025, 9:34 a.m.|Published: Oct. 22, 2025, 6:44 a.m.
New Jersey gubernatorial candidates Jack Ciattarelli (left) and Mikie Sherrill (right) are fighting over lots of issues. But as always, Donald Trump looms over the race.Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images and NJ Advance Media file photos
A new poll shows Democrat Mikie Sherrill leading Republican Jack Ciattarelli by 5 percentage points as the combative and closely watched race to become New Jersey’s next governor begins its final two-week stretch.
And slightly more than half of the state’s likely voters say President Donald Trump is a major factor in where they land.
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