Live Election Results: Sherrill projected to win New Jersey governor's race
Mikie Sherrill gives speech after NJ Governor race win
Mikie Sherrill speaks out as the Associated Press projects that she is the next governor of New Jersey.
TRENTON - Polls have closed in New Jersey and voters have elected Democrat Mikie Sherrill as the Garden State's governor for the next four years.
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New Jersey Governor's race: Ciattarelli (R) vs. Sherrill (D)
What we know:
New Jersey elected a new governor on Tuesday between Trump-backed Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill.
This is the third time Ciattarelli has run for governor in New Jersey, losing last election cycle to Gov. Phil Murphy by just 3 points.
Sherrill, a state congresswoman who flipped a longtime Republican-controlled seat in New Jersey's House of Reps in 2018, opposed Ciattarelli.
Sherrill was most recently joined by former President Barack Obama on the campaign trail.
What are Mikie Sherrill’s policies?
Affordability
Dig deeper:
Sherrill and her opponent Ciattarelli both say the state is getting increasingly expensive, but the two have drastically different plans on how to fix it.
She points the blame on the Trump administration for defunding programs.
"As Trump and [Elon] Musk work to dismantle Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and defund programs that support our students and our seniors, I’ll fight like hell to stop their reckless assault that raises costs for all of us and use every power available to me as governor to protect New Jerseyans," her stated platform reads.
Sherrill says she wants to lower prices on food, housing, childcare, health care and more. Her plan entails tax incentives and loans to help get more homes built, and assistance for first-time home buyers. She wants to lower rising energy bills by investing heavily in clean energy, specifically solar, and by declaring a State of Emergency on her first day in office to freeze energy rates. Under her plan, Sherrill also wants to require healthcare companies to be more transparent about prices, including for health insurance companies to justify premium increases.
Abortion
Sherrill wants to codify a woman’s right to an abortion in the New Jersey state Constitution and says that "while New Jersey is a leader in reproductive freedom, I know that as governor, there is more we can do to ensure every woman has access to the reproductive health care she needs."
Sherrill’s platform includes requiring health insurance plans to cover all reproductive health services and expanding access to contraception and in vitro fertilization (IVF).
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NJ governor's race: What are Rep. Mikie Sherrill's policies?
Rep. Mikie Sherrill is the Democratic nominee in the 2025 New Jersey governor's race. She's been endorsed by current Gov. Phil Murphy and both of the state's senators.
In Congress, Sherrill has sponsored and cosponsored several bills that would expand healthcare and abortion access, but none of them have passed the House.
Taxes
Sherrill plans to expand access to the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit to help lower income taxes. She also wants to create a tax credit for caregiver assistance for seniors.
Sherrill would also bring back the back-to-school sales tax holiday to help parents pay for school supplies.
Childcare and Education
To help cut costs on childcare and education, Sherrill says she wants to train more childcare professionals and expand universal Pre-K. Sherrill’s plan would also provide free school meals for students and increase mental health care services at schools.
Sherill's plan also involves encouraging schools to offer more childcare options for their staff and to create more before and after-school programs "that meet the needs of families and increase learning opportunities for students."
What are Jack Ciattarelli's policies?
Big picture view:
Taxes and affordability
Ciattarelli has repeatedly said he wants to make the state more affordable. Some of the ways he plans to do that, according to his online platform, include capping property taxes to a percent of their value, reducing state spending, lowering the Corporation Business Tax, and making student loan interest tax-deductible, among other things. Ciattarelli says he wants to reduce state spending by 30%, but doesn't specify how.
He's also rejected claims from opponents saying that he would raise taxes on essentials. "It’s not only misleading, it’s a blatant lie," Ciattarelli said. "I’ve got a plan that reduces taxes across the board for New Jerseyans in a very fiscally responsible way."
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What is NJ Republican governor candidate Jack Ciattarelli's platform?
Jack Ciattarelli is running for Governor of New Jersey for a third time in the 2025 election. The former state assembly member has been endorsed by President Donald Trump.
The former state lawmaker also says he wants to eliminate waste in the state government, and plans to do that by creating the state's own Department of Government Efficiency to audit unelected positions.
Voter ID
Ciattarelli wants to create voter ID laws, and revamp the current vote-by-mail and ballot counting systems in New Jersey, which he says is meant to promote "fair and honest elections."
Under his platform, he would require voters to show photo ID at the polls and would require anyone who wants to mail in their ballot to prove their identity and that they're U.S. citizens.
Ciattarelli also wants to expand voter registration. Just like how you can register to vote when you get your driver's license, Ciattarelli wants you to be able to do the same if you apply for a hunting or fishing license or gun permit.
Immigration
Ciattarelli says he plans to repeal the Immigrant Trust Directive. The directive, commonly referred to as a "sanctuary city" policy, limits how much information local law enforcement can share with immigration officials. Any communities who refuse to share information might have state funding withheld.
Abortion
On his website, Ciattarelli says "he won’t pretend to know what is inside a woman’s heart or head. He believes that with certain reasonable exceptions/restrictions agreed upon by the vast majority of Americans, this decision should be between a woman, her partner, her faith, and her healthcare professionals."
Ciattarelli plans to:
- Prohibit elective abortions after 20 weeks
- Require minors to get their parents' permission to get an abortion
- Oppose taxpayer-funded abortion
- Oppose the Freedom of Reproductive Choice Act
- Reduce teenage and unwanted pregnancies through education
New Jersey General Assembly
Voters in The Garden State are also filling several general assembly seats across the state. You can use the dropdown below to check live election result in each district.
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