Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill is projected to be the next governor of New Jersey in a race that narrowed in the final stretch.

It served as a second hit for President Donald Trump on Tuesday night as he desperately went to bat for the Republican ticket in the final stretch, but it was not enough to flip the blue state.

Voters heading to the polls were tasked with choosing who would replace outgoing Democratic Governor Phil Murphy, as well as casting their votes in a series of down-ballot races.

Sherrill was up against Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli at the top of the ticket.

The Democratic congresswoman has been representing New Jersey’s 11th congressional district since 2019. She is also a former naval officer and federal prosecutor.

Ciattarelli is a businessman and former

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