While polls show Mikie Sherrill with a strong lead for New Jersey Governor, experts warn the race could be influenced by Donald Trump.

New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Mikie Sherrill is trouncing her Republican foe Jack Ciattarelli by nearly 20 points, four months out from election night, a new poll found.

Mikie Sherrill's polling numbers are making waves, but the election's still months away. What does this mean for New Jersey's political landscape?

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (July 2, 2025) – As the fall campaign season officially kicks off, congresswoman and Democratic nominee for New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill takes the lead out of the gate and is seen as more trustworthy to handle a number of issues facing the state, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.

Caseen Gaines, a teacher at Hackensack High School and president of the Hackensack Education Association, who was the top vote-getter in the election with 2,821 votes, was chosen as mayor, replacing three-term Mayor John Labrosse, who lost his reelection bid.

A New Jersey appellate court ordered the redo of a February fire commissioner election in Toms River after a write-in vote mishap and a series of other

The race then turns into a dead heat — 46% for Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherill to 45% for Ciattarelli — after voters are informed of Sherrill’s positions on transgender issues.

It’s not the first time the union has lost a pricey gamble. In 2017, the union spent around $5 million to oust Sweeney — which at the time was considered the most expensive state legislative race in American history. The effort was unsuccessful and Sweeney won by 17 points against his Republican opponent.

Sherrill, a congresswoman, and Ciattarelli, the 2021 GOP gubernatorial candidate, both faced multiple opponents before winning their respective primaries June 10.   One of the recent polls was carried out with 785 adults from May 28-30 by Survey USA.

Labor unions are making their endorsements in the 2025 New Jersey governor race. Who do they like: Democrat Mikie Sherrill or GOP's Jack Ciattarelli?