Grace Panetta

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Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill will be New Jersey’s next governor, defeating Republican Jack Ciattarelli, Decision Desk HQ projects.

Sherrill, a former Navy helicopter family pilot and federal prosecutor, flipped a Republican-held North New Jersey congressional district in 2018 in a wave of Democrats elected in President Donald Trump’s first term. She is now poised to be New Jersey’s second woman and first Democratic woman in the governor’s office.

The governor’s race largely centered on costs, affordability and Trump. Ciattarelli, a former state lawmaker and three-time Republican gubernatorial candidate, has aligned himself closely with Trump in his past two runs for governor.

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