Rep. Mikie Sherrill handily beat Republican Jack Ciattarelli Tuesday after making her New Jersey gubernatorial campaign all about President Trump.

The three-term North Jersey Dem began the general election contest as the clear frontrunner with a near-double-digit lead in most polling, but the contest narrowed dramatically in the closing weeks — prompting Democrats to pour cash into her campaign and dispatch their top stars.

In the end, Sherrill won a decisive victory, nabbing 57% of the vote to Ciattarelli’s 42.5% with 61% of ballots counted.

The New Jersey governor’s race had been one of the closest-watched off-year elections of 2025. Once widely seen as a Democratic stronghold, Republicans have since made considerable gains there over recent cycles.

But tightening polls in the fina

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