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Sherrill Leads in New Jersey

October 30, 2025 · 6:31 pm ET · Leave a Comment

A new Fox News poll finds Mikie Sherrill leading Jack Ciattarelli by 52% to 45% heading into the last few days of the New Jersey governor’s race.

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Sherrill Maintains Lead in New Jersey

October 30, 2025 · 2:07 pm ET · Leave a Comment

A new Quinnipiac poll in New Jersey finds Mikie Sherrill (D) leading Jack Ciattarelli (R) in the governor’s race, 51% to 43%.

Given a list of 11 issues and asked which is the most important one in deciding who to vote for in the election for governor, 25% of likely voters say taxes, 16% say ethics in government, and 14% say health care, with no other issue reaching double digits.

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Sherrill Leads in Close New Jersey Race

October 30, 2025 · 12:12 pm ET · Leave a Comment

A new Suffolk University poll in New Jersey finds Mikie Sherrill (D) leading Jack Ciattarelli (R) in the governor’s race, 46% to 42%.

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Sherrill Maintains a Small Lead in New Jersey

October 28, 2025 · 3:21 pm ET · Leave a Comment

A new Quantus Insights poll in New Jersey finds Mikie Sherrill (D) with a slim edge over Jack Ciattarelli (R), 49% to 46%.

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Mikie Sherrill Keeps Lead in New Jersey

October 22, 2025 · 7:48 am ET · Leave a Comment

A new Rutgers-Eagleton poll finds Mikie Sherrill (D) leading Jack Ciattarelli (R) in the race for governor among likely voters by a five-point margin, 50% to 45%.

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GOP Poll Still Shows Mikie Sherrill Ahead

October 20, 2025 · 8:24 am ET · Leave a Comment

A new internal poll from a super PAC aiding Jack Ciattarelli’s (R) campaign for governor in New Jersey finds a close race – though Mikie Sherrill (D) still holds a small lead, 47% to 44%.

The most recent polling average shows Sherrill leading by six points.

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Mikie Sherrill Keeps Her Lead in New Jersey

October 15, 2025 · 2:45 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Heading into the final weeks of the New Jersey gubernatorial race, a new Quinnipiac poll finds Mikie Sherrill (D) with a slight lead over Jack Ciattarelli (R), 50% to 44%.

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Trump to Boost GOP Candidate for New Jersey Governor

October 15, 2025 · 5:25 am ET · Leave a Comment

“President Trump plans to throw the weight of his endorsement and his allies’ fundraising behind Jack Ciattarelli, the GOP nominee for New Jersey governor in next month’s elections,” Axios reports.

“Polls show the underdog Ciattarelli running competitively against Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey, a blue state where a Ciattarelli upset would represent a major win for the Trump White House.”

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Mikie Sherrill Up by Single Digits

October 8, 2025 · 5:11 pm ET · Leave a Comment

A Public Policy Polling survey in New Jersey finds Mikie Sherrill (D) with a small lead over Jack Ciattarelli (R) in the governor’s race, 49% to 43% with 8% unsure.

Ciattarelli, now in his third bid for governor, came within 3 points of defeating Gov. Phil Murphy in 2021, despite polls showing Murphy with a larger single-digit lead.

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Sherrill Up By 8 Points in New Jersey

September 30, 2025 · 6:59 pm ET · Leave a Comment

A new Fox News survey in New Jersey finds Mikie Sherrill (D) ahead of Jack Ciattarelli (R) in the governor’s race, 50% to 42% among likely voters.

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Sherrill’s Lead Narrows in New Jersey

September 30, 2025 · 5:44 pm ET · Leave a Comment

A new Quantus Insights poll confirms a significant tightening in the New Jersey governor’s race.

Mikie Sherrill (D) now leads Jack Ciattarelli (R) by just two points, 48% to 46% among likely voters, down from 10 points earlier from a similar Labor Day poll.

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Ad Spending Doesn’t Suggest New Jersey Is Close

September 26, 2025 · 8:48 am ET · Leave a Comment

A good observation from The Downballot:

“Even as a new independent poll finds a tied race for New Jersey’s open governorship, backers of Republican Jack Ciattarelli are still not spending as though they believe he’s in a tight contest against Democrat Mikie Sherrill.”

Earlier for members: Is the New Jersey Governor’s Race Really Close?

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Mikie Sherrill Didn’t Walk with Class at Naval Academy

September 25, 2025 · 12:52 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic nominee for governor of New Jersey, was barred from walking with her class at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1994 as a punishment connected to the massive cheating scandal that implicated over 130 midshipmen in her class,” the New Jersey Globe reports.

Said Sherrill: “I didn’t turn in some of my classmates, so I didn’t walk, but graduated and was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy, serving for nearly ten years with the highest level of distinction and honor.”

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Is the New Jersey Governor’s Race Really Close?

September 25, 2025 · 8:21 am ET · Leave a Comment

A new poll out this morning shows the New Jersey governor’s race between Mikie Sherrill (D) and Jack Ciattarelli (R) locked in a dead heat.

The polling averages suggest Sherrill has squandered what was once a comfortable lead.

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Dead Heat for New Jersey Governor

September 25, 2025 · 7:30 am ET · Leave a Comment

A new Emerson College Poll of New Jersey voters finds 43% of voters support Mikie Sherrill (D) and Jack Ciatarelli (R), with 11% of voters undecided.

Decision Desk HQ: New Jersey’s 2025 race for governor could be close.

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Mikie Sherrill Holds Solid Lead for New Jersey Governor

September 17, 2025 · 2:01 pm ET · Leave a Comment

A new Quinnipiac poll in New Jersey finds Mikie Sherrill (D) leading Jack Ciattarelli (R) in the governor’s race, 49% to 41%.

Six percent are either undecided or did not provide a response.

Said pollster Tim Malloy: “With just under seven weeks to go, the race for the Trenton State House leans Sherrill’s way as Ciattarelli lags on three key character issues: honesty, empathy and leadership.”

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Democrats Put Another $1.5 Million Into New Jersey Race

September 16, 2025 · 6:01 am ET · Leave a Comment

“The Democratic National Committee will spend another $1.5 million on New Jersey’s off-year gubernatorial race, upping its commitment in a state that Republicans believe is trending their way,” Semafor reports.

“Democratic nominees have led in public polling in both states, but surveys missed a GOP surge in New Jersey’s 2021 elections. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Mikie Sherrill will face GOP nominee Jack Ciattarelli in their first televised debate later this week.”

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National Republicans Begin Spending Money in New Jersey

September 12, 2025 · 11:44 am ET · Leave a Comment

“National Republicans are wading into the race for New Jersey governor — the latest indication that the party is bullish about Jack Ciattarelli’s chances of flipping the state in November,” Politico reports.

“Restore New Jersey, a super PAC backed by the Republican Governors Association, is placing an initial $1 million advertising buy over the next week to boost Ciattarelli in the final stretch of his campaign against Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill, who is benefiting from $20 million in spending from her own super PAC.”

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