Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) won the New Jersey gubernatorial race on Tuesday after defeating Republican Jack Ciattarelli , the third time he’s lost a bid for governor of the blue state.

The Associated Press called the race for Sherrill at 9:23 p.m., over an hour after the polls closed. Sherrill won with 56.9% of the vote to Ciattarelli’s 42.5% at the time the race was called.

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Sherrill’s win caps off a competitive battle between the two candidates, with the congresswoman successfully able to hold onto her narrow lead. Though Ci

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