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The Fox News Decision Desk projected that New Jersey Democrat Rep. Mikie Sherrill will become the next governor of New Jersey, keeping the state blue in her ballot battle against Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli.

By defeating Ciattarelli in a very competitive and combustible race that grabbed plenty of national attention, Sherrill will succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.

Sherrill has served in the U.S. House since 2019, after flipping the Garden State’s 11th District seat away from the Republicans as part of 2018’s blue wave election year during President Donald Trump’s first term in the White House. Sherrill made history as the first woman to represent the suburban district in northern New Jersey.

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