2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election

2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election

The 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect the governor of New Jersey. Democratic Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill defeated Republican former state assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli in a landslide. Incumbent Democratic Governor Phil Murphy was term-limited.

Primary elections were held on June 10, 2025. Sherrill won the Democratic nomination with 34% of the vote over a field of candidates that included Newark mayor Ras Baraka and Jersey City mayor Steven Fulop. Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee in (/wiki/2021NewJerseygubernatorialelection), won his second consecutive nomination with almost 68% of the vote over radio talk show host Bill Spadea.

After strong Republican performances in the state in (/wiki/2021NewJerseygubernatorialelection) and (/wiki/2024UnitedStatespresidentialelectioninNewJersey), many analysts expected a close race. Some polls suggested the election was a toss-up. However, Sherrill outperformed expectations and won with a decisive 14.36% margin of victory, slightly larger than Murphy's 14.14% margin in (/wiki/2017NewJerseygubernatorialelection). This election was the widest Democratic margin since (/wiki/2001NewJerseygubernatorialelection), and the highest vote share for a Democratic nominee since (/wiki/1989NewJerseygubernatorialelection). Sherrill was the first Democratic gubernatorial candidate to win Morris County since (/wiki/1973NewJerseygubernatorialelection). Sherrill also lost Hunterdon County by single digits, which is the narrowest Republican margin since (/wiki/1977NewJerseygubernatorialelection). Both Sherrill and Ciattarelli obtained the most votes cast in any New Jersey gubernatorial election, and this election had the highest turnout since (/wiki/1997NewJerseygubernatorialelection).

Sherrill was sworn in as the 57th governor of New Jersey on January 20, 2026. She became the second female governor in New Jersey history, the first Democratic female governor in New Jersey history, and the first female military veteran to serve as governor of a U.S. state. This election was the first New Jersey gubernatorial election since (/wiki/1961NewJerseygubernatorialelection) in which either party won the governorship for three consecutive terms.

Background

2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election

New Jersey has long been considered a blue state, consistently voting Democratic at the federal level since (/wiki/1992UnitedStatespresidentialelection) and generally voting Democratic at the state level as well. Republicans have not won a statewide election in New Jersey since the 2013 gubernatorial election, but recent statewide, especially gubernatorial, elections have been notably competitive.

In (/wiki/2021NewJerseygubernatorialelection), Governor Murphy was re-elected by a 3.2% margin, considerably down from his 14.1% margin of victory in (/wiki/2017NewJerseygubernatorialelection). A similar rightward shift was seen at the presidential level in (/wiki/2024UnitedStatespresidentialelectioninNewJersey), when Democrat Kamala Harris won New Jersey by 5.9%, considerably down from (/wiki/2020UnitedStatespresidentialelectioninNewJersey), when Joe Biden won New Jersey by 15.9%. Harris had the worst performance in New Jersey of any Democratic nominee since (/wiki/1992UnitedStatespresidentialelectioninNewJersey), with Donald Trump becoming the first Republican nominee to lose New Jersey by just single digits since (/wiki/2004UnitedStatespresidentialelectioninNewJersey).

Most polls, analysts and ratings showed Sherrill to be the favorite, although the polls narrowed beginning in mid-September.

This election was considered to be an indicator of the popularity of Donald Trump's second presidency in the state. Until (/wiki/2021NewJerseygubernatorialelection), New Jersey had elected a governor of the opposite party of the sitting president of the United States in every election since (/wiki/1989NewJerseygubernatorialelection). Until this election, New Jersey had not elected the same party to the governor's office for more than two consecutive terms since (/wiki/1961NewJerseygubernatorialelection).

In October 2025, the Trump administration announced that the Department of Justice would deploy election monitors to polling sites in California and New Jersey ahead of the November 4 elections. The administration cited concerns raised by Republican officials about alleged voting irregularities. Democratic leaders in both states criticized the move as politically motivated voter intimidation, while the department said the monitors would ensure transparency and compliance with federal law.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Mikie Sherrill, U.S. representative from New Jersey's 11th congressional district (2019–2025)

Eliminated in primary

• Ras Baraka, mayor of Newark (2014–present) • Steven Fulop, mayor of Jersey City (2013–present) and candidate for New Jersey's 13th congressional district in (/wiki/2004UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinNewJersey#District13) • Running mate: Sheena Collum, mayor of South Orange • Josh Gottheimer, U.S. representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district (2017–present) • Sean Spiller, president of the New Jersey Education Association (2021–present) and former mayor of Montclair (2020–2024) • Stephen Sweeney, former president of the New Jersey Senate (2010–2022) from the 3rd district (2002–2022)

Declined

• Cory Booker, U.S. senator (2013–present) and candidate for president in (/wiki/2020UnitedStatespresidentialelection) (running for re-election in 2026)

County conventions

Democratic county party endorsements   Gottheimer  Sherrill  Sweeney  Co-endorsement of Baraka, Gottheimer, Sherrill, Spiller, and Sweeney  Declined to endorse

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ras Baraka	Steven Fulop	Josh Gottheimer	Mikie Sherrill	Sean Spiller	Stephen Sweeney	Undecided
Emerson College	May 11–13, 2025	386 (LV)	± 4.9%	11%	11%	11%	28%	10%	5%	24%
MDW Communications (D)	May 11–13, 2025	1,100 (LV)	± 3.5%	17%	13%	7%	21%	7%	5%	30%
Global Strategy Group (D)	May 10–13, 2025	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	15%	16%	11%	33%	6%	7%	12%
StimSight Research	May 7–10, 2025	409 (LV)	± 4.9%	21%	19%	10%	31%	9%	9%	1%
MDW Communications (D)	April 2025	1,200 (LV)	± 3.5%	14%	14%	9%	18%	11%	8%	26%
Rutgers-Eagleton	April 1–10, 2025	556 (RV)	–	9%	12%	9%	17%	10%	7%	32%
Global Strategy Group (D)	April 6–8, 2025	600 (LV)	–	13%	13%	15%	25%	12%	6%	16%
Hart Research Associates (D)	March – April 2025	–	–	12%	14%	11%	20%	9%	9%	26%
Global Strategy Group (D)	April 1–3, 2025	900 (LV)	± 3.0%	11%	13%	14%	19%	11%	5%	27%
MDW Communications (D)	March 19–20, 2025	935 (LV)	± 3.0%	12%	9%	5%	14%	8%	5%	47%
GBAO (D)	February 27 – March 3, 2025	800 (LV)	± 3.5%	14%	10%	9%	20%	15%	8%	24%
Hart Research Associates (D)	February 2025	–	–	12%	12%	9%	25%	11%	5%	26%
MDW Communications (D)	February 10, 2025	789 (LV)	± 3.0%	10%	5%	5%	16%	10%	3%	52%
Public Policy Polling (D)	January 22–23, 2025	615 (LV)	± 4.0%	9%	9%	5%	16%	11%	9%	43%
Emerson College	January 18–21, 2025	437 (LV)	± 4.6%	8%	4%	7%	10%	8%	7%	56%
Hart Research Associates (D)	November 2024	–	–	12%	7%	6%	17%	10%	9%	39%
Upswing Research (D)	November 23–27, 2024	803 (LV)	± 3.5%	13%	8%	10%	25%	7%	8%	30%
Global Strategy Group (D)	November 20–24, 2024	800 (LV)	± 3.5%	9%	4%	9%	24%	5%	11%	38%
Renaissance Campaign Strategies (D)	July 13–14, 2024	802 (LV)	± 3.5%	12%	7%	8%	18%	2%	8%	45%
GQR Research (D)	March 7–12, 2024	603 (LV)	± 4.0%	20%	9%	5%	23%	–	12%	29%

Fundraising

Primary campaign finance activity through June 27, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ras Baraka	$7,325,248	$7,219,890	$105,358
Steven Fulop	$9,142,423	$9,009,629	$132,794
Josh Gottheimer	$9,217,621	$8,742,829	$474,792
Mikie Sherrill	$9,549,353	$9,283,760	$265,594
Sean Spiller	$454,309	$415,580	$38,729
Steve Sweeney	$9,047,708	$8,633,427	$414,281
Source: New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission

Debates

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic
P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee  W  Withdrawn
Baraka	Fulop	Gottheimer	Sherrill	Spiller	Sweeney
1	November 21, 2024	NJ PBS	David Cruz	YouTube	P	P	A	A	P	P
2	February 2, 2025	New Jersey Globe On New Jersey Rider University	Laura Jones	YouTube	P	P	P	P	P	P
3	May 12, 2025	NJ PBS WNYC	Briana Vannozzi Michael Hill	YouTube	P	P	P	P	N	P
4	May 18, 2025	New Jersey Globe On New Jersey Rider University	Laura Jones	YouTube	P	P	P	P	N	P

Results

Democratic primary results by county   Sherrill   Baraka   Gottheimer   Spiller   Sweeney

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mikie Sherrill	286,244	34.02%
	Democratic	Ras Baraka	173,951	20.67%
	Democratic	Steven Fulop	134,573	15.99%
	Democratic	Josh Gottheimer	97,384	11.57%
	Democratic	Sean Spiller	89,472	10.63%
	Democratic	Stephen Sweeney	59,811	7.11%
Total votes	841,435	100.0%

Nominee

• Dale Caldwell, president of Centenary University (2023–present) and former New Brunswick school board member (1998–2024)

Considered but not selected

• Samuel Delgado, vice chair of the New Jersey State Cannabis Regulatory Commission and husband of state assemblymember Yvonne Lopez • Shavar Jeffries, former assistant attorney general (2008–2010) and candidate for mayor of Newark in (/wiki/2014Newarkmayoralelection) • Jim Johnson, former U.S. under secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement (1998–2001) and candidate for governor in (/wiki/2017NewJerseygubernatorialelection) • Carlos Medina, president of the Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey • Lamont Repollet, president of Kean University (2020–present) and former New Jersey commissioner of education (2018–2020)

Declined to be considered

• Troy Singleton, state senator from the 7th district (2018–present) • Benjie Wimberly, state senator from the 35th district (2025–present)

Republican primary

Nominee

• Jack Ciattarelli, former state assemblyman from the 16th district (2011–2018), nominee for governor in (/wiki/2021NewJerseygubernatorialelection), and candidate in (/wiki/2017NewJerseygubernatorialelection)

Eliminated in primary

• Justin Barbera, contractor and independent candidate for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in (/wiki/2024UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinNewJersey#District3) • Jon Bramnick, state senator from the 21st district (2022–present) and former minority leader of the New Jersey General Assembly (2012–2022) from the 21st district (2003–2022) • Mario Kranjac, former mayor of Englewood Cliffs (2016–2024) • Bill Spadea, radio talk show host and nominee for New Jersey's 12th congressional district in (/wiki/2004UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinNewJersey#District12)

Disqualified

• Monica Brinson, former political strategist (continued running as a write-in candidate in general election)

Withdrawn

• Edward Durr, former state senator from the 3rd district (2022–2024) (endorsed Spadea) • Jim Fazzone, former mayor of Burlington City (2008–2015) and senate nominee for LD-07 in (/wiki/2023NewJerseySenateelection#District7) (endorsed Bramnick)

Declined

• Chris Christie, former governor (2010–2018) and candidate for president in (/wiki/2016UnitedStatespresidentialelection) and (/wiki/2024UnitedStatespresidentialelection) • Declan O'Scanlon, state senator from the 13th district (2018–present) (endorsed Ciattarelli)

Endorsements

Republican county chair endorsements   Bramnick   Ciattarelli   Spadea

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jon Bramnick	Jack Ciattarelli	Edward Durr	Mario Kranjac	Bill Spadea	Other	Undecided
Emerson College	May 11–13, 2025	330 (LV)	± 5.4%	8%	44%	–	2%	18%	4%	23%
National Research Inc. (R)	May 6–8, 2025	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	10%	54%	–	2%	23%	–	11%
National Research Inc. (R)	April 8–10, 2025	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	9%	50%	–	3%	22%	–	14%
Rutgers-Eagleton	April 1–10, 2025	258 (RV)	–	4%	42%	–	0%	12%	7%	34%
	March 24, 2025	Durr withdraws from the race
KAConsulting (R)	February 5–7, 2025	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	4%	42%	2%	2%	13%	–	35%
Emerson College	January 18–21, 2025	334 (LV)	± 5.3%	4%	26%	2%	–	13%	10%	47%
KAConsulting (R)	June 12–14, 2024	606 (LV)	± 4.0%	3%	44%	2%	–	11%	–	38%

Fundraising

<table><thead><tr><th>Primary campaign finance activity through June 27, 2025</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Candidate</td><td>Raised</td><td>Spent</td><td>Cash on hand</td></tr><tr><td>Justin Barbera</td><td><$6,900</td><td><$6,900</td><td><$6,900</td></tr><tr><td>Jon Bramnick</td><td>$5,160,140</td><td>$5,015,536</td><td>$144,604</td></tr><tr><td>Jack Ciattarelli</td><td>$9,474,904</td><td>$9,204,860</td><td>$270,044</td></tr><tr><td>Edward Durr</td><td>$11,775</td><td>$4,591</td><td>$7,184</td></tr><tr><td>Mario Kranjac</td><td>$191,289</td><td>$198,829</td><td>-$7,540</td></tr><tr><td>Bill Spadea</td><td>$4,787,792</td><td>$4,572,045</td><td>$215,747</td></tr><tr><td>Source: New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission</td></tr></tbody></table>

Debates

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican
P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee  W  Withdrawn
Barbera	Bramnick	Ciattarelli	Durr	Kranjac	Spadea
1	November 21, 2024	NJ PBS	David Cruz	YouTube	N	P	A	P	N	A
2	February 4, 2025	New Jersey Globe On New Jersey Rider University Save Jersey	Laura Jones	YouTube	N	P	P	P	N	P
3	May 7, 2025	NJ PBS WNYC	David Cruz Michael Hill	YouTube	N	P	P	W	N	P
4	May 20, 2025	New Jersey Globe On New Jersey Rider University Save Jersey	Laura Jones	YouTube	N	P	P	W	N	P

Results

Republican primary results by county:   Ciattarelli

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Ciattarelli	316,283	67.82%
	Republican	Bill Spadea	101,408	21.75%
	Republican	Jon Bramnick	29,130	6.25%
	Republican	Mario Kranjac	12,782	2.74%
	Republican	Justin Barbera	6,743	1.45%
Total votes	466,346	100.0%

Nominee

• Jim Gannon, Morris County sheriff (2017–present)

Considered but not selected

• Nick De Gregorio, financial trader and candidate for New Jersey's 5th congressional district in (/wiki/2022UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinNewJersey#District5) • Don Guardian, state assemblymember from the 2nd district (2022–present) • Mike Inganamort, state assemblymember from the 24th district (2024–present) • Tony Perry, mayor of Middletown • Holly Schepisi, state senator from the 39th district (2021–present)

Declined to be considered

• Kristin Corrado, state senator from the 40th district (2017–present)

Third-party candidates

Declared

• Vic Kaplan (Libertarian), former chair of the New Jersey Libertarian Party and nominee for New Jersey's 12th congressional district in (/wiki/2024UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinNewJersey#District12) • Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers), perennial candidate

Write-in

• Lily Benavides (Green), former Democratic New Hampshire state representative (2007–2008) and Green nominee for New Jersey's 11th congressional district in (/wiki/2024UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinNewJersey#District11) • Running mate: Lisa Ryan, software engineer • Monica Brinson (independent), former Republican candidate for governor and political strategist

Withdrawn

• Stephen Zielinski (Green)

General election

2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election

The in-person early voting period ran from October 25 to November 2, 2025.

Candidates

• Mikie Sherrill (Democratic), U.S. representative from New Jersey's 11th congressional district (2019–present) • Running mate: Dale Caldwell, president of Centenary University (2023–present) and former New Brunswick school board member (1998–2024) • Jack Ciattarelli (Republican), former state assemblyman from the 16th district (2011–2018), nominee for governor in (/wiki/2021NewJerseygubernatorialelection), and candidate in (/wiki/2017NewJerseygubernatorialelection) • Running mate: Jim Gannon, Morris County sheriff (2017–present) • Vic Kaplan (Libertarian), former chair of the New Jersey Libertarian Party and nominee for New Jersey's 12th congressional district in (/wiki/2024UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinNewJersey#District12) • Running mate: Bruno Pereira, chair of the New Jersey Libertarian Party • Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers), perennial candidate • Running mate: Craig Honts

Write-in

• Lily Benavides (Green), former Democratic New Hampshire state representative (2007–2008) and Green nominee for New Jersey's 11th congressional district in (/wiki/2024UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinNewJersey#District11) • Running mate: Lisa Ryan, software engineer • Monica Brinson (independent), former Republican candidate for governor and political strategist

Gubernatorial

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Republican
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Sherrill	Ciattarelli
1	September 21, 2025	New Jersey Globe On New Jersey Rider University	Laura Jones	YouTube	P	P
2	October 8, 2025	Various	Tamala Edwards Bill Ritter	YouTube	P	P

Lieutenant gubernatorial

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Republican
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Caldwell	Gannon
1	September 30, 2025	Various	Dan Mannarino Henry Rosoff	YouTube	P	P

Predictions

<table><thead><tr><th>Source</th><th>Ranking</th><th>As of</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>The Cook Political Report</td><td>Lean D</td><td>November 4, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Inside Elections</td><td>Lean D</td><td>November 4, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sabato's Crystal Ball</td><td>Lean D</td><td>November 4, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Race to the WH</td><td>Likely D</td><td>November 4, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>State Navigate</td><td>Likely D</td><td>November 4, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>New Jersey Globe</td><td>Lean D</td><td>November 4, 2025</td></tr></tbody></table>

Polling

Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Dates updated	Mikie Sherrill (D)	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	Other/Undecided	Margin
270toWin	October 27–31, 2025	October 31, 2025	50.1%	45.7%	4.2%	Sherrill +4.4%
Decision Desk HQ	through November 3, 2025	November 3, 2025	50.6%	45.7%	3.7%	Sherrill +4.9%
FiftyPlusOne	through November 3, 2025	November 3, 2025	50.4%	44.7%	4.9%	Sherrill +5.7%
Race to the WH	through November 3, 2025	November 4, 2025	49.7%	45.1%	5.2%	Sherrill +4.6%
RealClearPolitics	October 14–30, 2025	November 1, 2025	48.9%	45.6%	5.5%	Sherrill +3.3%
VoteHub	through November 3, 2025	November 3, 2025	49.8%	44.5%	5.7%	Sherrill +5.3%
Average	49.9%	45.2%	4.9%	Sherrill +4.7%

<table><thead><tr><th>Poll source</th><th>Date(s) administered</th><th>Sample size</th><th>Margin of error</th><th>Mikie Sherrill (D)</th><th>Jack Ciattarelli (R)</th><th>Other</th><th>Undecided</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Research Co.</td><td>November 2–3, 2025</td><td>429 (LV)</td><td>± 4.6%</td><td>51%</td><td>48%</td><td>1%</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>450 (LV)</td><td>48%</td><td>46%</td><td>1%</td><td>5%</td></tr><tr><td>John Zogby Strategies (D)</td><td>October 31 – November 3, 2025</td><td>1,205 (LV)</td><td>± 2.9%</td><td>55%</td><td>43%</td><td>2%</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>AtlasIntel</td><td>October 25–30, 2025</td><td>1,639 (LV)</td><td>± 2.0%</td><td>50%</td><td>49%</td><td>–</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>SoCal Strategies (R)</td><td>October 28–29, 2025</td><td>800 (LV)</td><td>–</td><td>52%</td><td>45%</td><td>–</td><td>3%</td></tr><tr><td>Suffolk University</td><td>October 26–29, 2025</td><td>500 (LV)</td><td>± 4.4%</td><td>46%</td><td>42%</td><td>2%</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>Emerson College</td><td>October 25–28, 2025</td><td>1,000 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>50%</td><td>48%</td><td>1%</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>49%</td><td>48%</td><td>1%</td><td>2%</td></tr><tr><td>Beacon Research (D)/ Shaw & Company Research (R)</td><td>October 24–28, 2025</td><td>956 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>52%</td><td>45%</td><td>–</td><td>3%</td></tr><tr><td>1,107 (RV)</td><td>52%</td><td>43%</td><td>–</td><td>5%</td></tr><tr><td>Quinnipiac University</td><td>October 23–28, 2025</td><td>1,166 (LV)</td><td>± 3.8%</td><td>51%</td><td>43%</td><td>2%</td><td>4%</td></tr><tr><td>51%</td><td>44%</td><td>–</td><td>4%</td></tr><tr><td>YouGov</td><td>October 17–28, 2025</td><td>1,153 (LV)</td><td>± 4.0%</td><td>54%</td><td>44%</td><td>2%</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>51%</td><td>42%</td><td>1%</td><td>6%</td></tr><tr><td>Quantus Insights (R)</td><td>October 26–27, 2025</td><td>1,380 (LV)</td><td>± 2.6%</td><td>49%</td><td>46%</td><td>–</td><td>5%</td></tr><tr><td>co/efficient (R)</td><td>October 23–27, 2025</td><td>995 (LV)</td><td>± 3.3%</td><td>48%</td><td>47%</td><td>1%</td><td>5%</td></tr><tr><td>A2 Insights</td><td>October 24–26, 2025</td><td>812 (LV)</td><td>–</td><td>51%</td><td>47%</td><td>–</td><td>2%</td></tr><tr><td>GQR (D)</td><td>October 15–20, 2025</td><td>1,000 (LV)</td><td>± 4.0%</td><td>52%</td><td>40%</td><td>–</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>Concord Public Opinion Partners (D)</td><td>October 16–18, 2025</td><td>605 (LV)</td><td>± 3.9%</td><td>49%</td><td>40%</td><td>–</td><td>11%</td></tr><tr><td>Rutgers-Eagleton</td><td>October 3–17, 2025</td><td>795 (LV)</td><td>± 4.7%</td><td>50%</td><td>45%</td><td>–</td><td>5%</td></tr><tr><td>KAConsulting (R)</td><td>October 15–16, 2025</td><td>601 (RV/LV)</td><td>± 4.0%</td><td>47%</td><td>44%</td><td>–</td><td>9%</td></tr><tr><td>InsiderAdvantage (R)/Trafalgar Group (R)</td><td>October 14–15, 2025</td><td>800 (LV)</td><td>± 3.5%</td><td>45%</td><td>44%</td><td>4%</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>Fairleigh Dickinson University</td><td>October 9–15, 2025</td><td>814 (RV)</td><td>± 3.4%</td><td>52%</td><td>45%</td><td>–</td><td>3%</td></tr><tr><td>Beacon Research (D)/ Shaw & Company Research (R)</td><td>October 10–14, 2025</td><td>869 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>50%</td><td>45%</td><td>–</td><td>5%</td></tr><tr><td>1,002 (RV)</td><td>48%</td><td>44%</td><td>–</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>Quinnipiac University</td><td>October 9–13, 2025</td><td>1,327 (LV)</td><td>± 3.6%</td><td>50%</td><td>44%</td><td>2%</td><td>4%</td></tr><tr><td>51%</td><td>44%</td><td>–</td><td>4%</td></tr><tr><td>Rasmussen Reports (R)</td><td>October 8–9, 2025</td><td>955 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>46%</td><td>40%</td><td>4%</td><td>9%</td></tr><tr><td>Neighborhood Research (R)</td><td>October 6–9, 2025</td><td>311 (LV)</td><td>± 5.6%</td><td>44%</td><td>44%</td><td>–</td><td>12%</td></tr><tr><td>Public Policy Polling (D)</td><td>October 2–3, 2025</td><td>703 (RV)</td><td>± 3.7%</td><td>49%</td><td>43%</td><td>–</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>John Zogby Strategies (D)</td><td>September 30 – October 2, 2025</td><td>912 (LV)</td><td>± 3.3%</td><td>50%</td><td>42%</td><td>–</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>Quantus Insights (R)</td><td>September 29–30, 2025</td><td>900 (LV)</td><td>± 3.3%</td><td>48%</td><td>46%</td><td>–</td><td>6%</td></tr><tr><td>Beacon Research (D)/ Shaw & Company Research (R)</td><td>September 25–28, 2025</td><td>822 (LV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>50%</td><td>42%</td><td>–</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>1,002 (RV)</td><td>48%</td><td>41%</td><td>–</td><td>11%</td></tr><tr><td>Global Strategy Group (D)</td><td>September 22–25, 2025</td><td>800 (LV)</td><td>± 3.5%</td><td>50%</td><td>43%</td><td>–</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>Valcour/Save Jersey (R)</td><td>September 23–24, 2025</td><td>1,274 (LV)</td><td>± 2.8%</td><td>47%</td><td>45%</td><td>–</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>Emerson College</td><td>September 22–23, 2025</td><td>935 (LV)</td><td>± 3.1%</td><td>43%</td><td>43%</td><td>3%</td><td>11%</td></tr><tr><td>yes. every kid.</td><td>September 20–22, 2025</td><td>704 (LV)</td><td>± 3.7%</td><td>48%</td><td>41%</td><td>–</td><td>10%</td></tr><tr><td>National Research Inc. (R)</td><td>September 16–18, 2025</td><td>600 (LV)</td><td>± 4.0%</td><td>45%</td><td>46%</td><td>–</td><td>9%</td></tr><tr><td>Quinnipiac University</td><td>September 11–15, 2025</td><td>1,238 (LV)</td><td>± 3.9%</td><td>49%</td><td>41%</td><td>2%</td><td>6%</td></tr><tr><td>51%</td><td>42%</td><td>–</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>National Research Inc. (R)</td><td>September 8–10, 2025</td><td>600 (LV)</td><td>± 4.0%</td><td>47%</td><td>45%</td><td>–</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>Quantus Insights (R)</td><td>September 2–4, 2025</td><td>600 (LV)</td><td>± 4.3%</td><td>47%</td><td>37%</td><td>–</td><td>16%</td></tr><tr><td>49%</td><td>39%</td><td>–</td><td>12%</td></tr><tr><td>TIPP Insights (R)</td><td>August 25–28, 2025</td><td>1,524 (RV)</td><td>± 3.0%</td><td>37%</td><td>36%</td><td>–</td><td>27%</td></tr><tr><td>1,349 (LV)</td><td>46%</td><td>39%</td><td>2%</td><td>12%</td></tr><tr><td>1,073 (RV)</td><td>47%</td><td>43%</td><td>2%</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>Rutgers-Eagleton</td><td>July 31 – August 11, 2025</td><td>1,650 (LV)</td><td>± 3.7%</td><td>44%</td><td>35%</td><td>3%</td><td>17%</td></tr><tr><td>47%</td><td>37%</td><td>3%</td><td>12%</td></tr><tr><td>A2 Insights</td><td>July 29 – August 2, 2025</td><td>629 (LV)</td><td>–</td><td>51%</td><td>45%</td><td>–</td><td>4%</td></tr><tr><td>StimSight Research</td><td>July 18–24, 2025</td><td>1,108 (LV)</td><td>± 3.3%</td><td>48%</td><td>42%</td><td>1%</td><td>9%</td></tr><tr><td>Fairleigh Dickinson University</td><td>July 17–23, 2025</td><td>806 (LV)</td><td>± 3.4%</td><td>45%</td><td>37%</td><td>3%</td><td>15%</td></tr><tr><td>National Research Inc. (R)</td><td>July 2025</td><td>600 (LV)</td><td>± 4.0%</td><td>46%</td><td>43%</td><td>–</td><td>11%</td></tr><tr><td>KAConsulting (R)</td><td>June 24–27, 2025</td><td>800 (RV/LV)</td><td>± 3.5%</td><td>47%</td><td>42%</td><td>–</td><td>11%</td></tr><tr><td>Cygnal (R)</td><td>June 19–20, 2025</td><td>500 (LV)</td><td>± 4.4%</td><td>50%</td><td>43%</td><td>–</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>Rutgers-Eagleton</td><td>June 13–16, 2025</td><td>621 (LV)</td><td>± 5.4%</td><td>51%</td><td>31%</td><td>–</td><td>18%</td></tr><tr><td>56%</td><td>35%</td><td>–</td><td>9%</td></tr><tr><td>National Research Inc. (R)</td><td>June 11–12, 2025</td><td>600 (LV)</td><td>± 4.0%</td><td>45%</td><td>42%</td><td>–</td><td>12%</td></tr><tr><td>SurveyUSA (D)</td><td>May 28–30, 2025</td><td>576 (LV)</td><td>± 6.1%</td><td>51%</td><td>38%</td><td>–</td><td>12%</td></tr></tbody></table>

Results

2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mikie Sherrill Dale Caldwell	1,896,610	56.88%	+5.66%
	Republican	Jack Ciattarelli Jim Gannon	1,417,705	42.52%	–5.48%
	Libertarian	Vic Kaplan Bruno Pereira	11,880	0.36%	+0.06%
	Socialist Workers	Joanne Kuniansky Craig Honts	8,164	0.24%	+0.09%
Total votes	3,334,359	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic hold

By county

County	Mikie Sherrill Democratic	Jack Ciattarelli Republican	Various candidates Other parties	Margin	Total votes cast
#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Atlantic	51,201	51.48%	47,603	47.86%	652	0.66%	3,598	3.62%	99,456
Bergen	190,461	55.26%	152,682	44.30%	1,518	0.44%	37,779	10.96%	344,661
Burlington	116,774	60.47%	75,342	39.02%	986	0.51%	41,432	21.46%	193,102
Camden	130,752	68.08%	60,129	31.31%	1,179	0.61%	70,623	36.77%	192,060
Cape May	18,270	41.45%	25,588	58.06%	214	0.49%	-7,318	-16.60%	44,072
Cumberland	21,348	52.18%	19,272	47.11%	290	0.71%	2,076	5.07%	40,910
Essex	188,681	76.92%	55,503	22.63%	1,118	0.46%	133,178	54.29%	245,302
Gloucester	67,066	51.88%	61,265	47.39%	935	0.72%	5,801	4.49%	129,266
Hudson	127,181	74.67%	41,021	24.08%	2,122	1.25%	86,160	50.59%	170,324
Hunterdon	31,663	47.44%	34,683	51.96%	401	0.60%	-3,020	-4.52%	66,747
Mercer	91,713	71.31%	36,156	28.11%	741	0.58%	55,557	43.20%	128,610
Middlesex	174,038	62.64%	101,830	36.65%	1,992	0.72%	72,208	25.99%	277,860
Monmouth	131,484	45.79%	154,166	53.69%	1,503	0.52%	-22,682	-7.90%	287,153
Morris	116,488	50.89%	111,422	48.67%	1,006	0.44%	5,066	2.21%	228,916
Ocean	90,323	32.56%	185,957	67.03%	1,160	0.42%	-95,634	-34.47%	277,440
Passaic	86,053	57.71%	61,966	41.56%	1,081	0.73%	24,087	16.15%	149,100
Salem	9,782	42.06%	13,281	57.11%	192	0.83%	-3,499	-15.05%	23,255
Somerset	83,355	59.33%	56,095	39.93%	1,037	0.74%	27,260	19.40%	140,487
Sussex	26,308	40.56%	38,118	58.77%	429	0.66%	-11,810	-18.21%	64,855
Union	124,470	67.18%	59,646	32.19%	1,162	0.63%	64,824	34.99%	185,278
Warren	19,199	42.19%	25,980	57.09%	326	0.72%	-6,781	-14.90%	45,505
Totals	1,896,610	56.88%	1,417,705	42.52%	20,044	0.60%	478,905	14.36%	3,334,359

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic:

• Atlantic (largest municipality: Egg Harbor Township) • Cumberland (largest municipality: Vineland) • Gloucester (largest municipality: Washington Township) • Morris (largest municipality: Parsippany-Troy Hills)

By congressional district

Sherrill won ten of 12 congressional districts, including her own and one held by a Republican.

District	Sherrill	Ciattarelli	Representative
1st	63.2%	36.1%	Donald Norcross
2nd	46.0%	53.4%	Jeff Van Drew
3rd	57.0%	42.5%	Herb Conaway
4th	35.4%	64.2%	Chris Smith
5th	53.0%	46.6%	Josh Gottheimer
6th	60.6%	38.7%	Frank Pallone
7th	50.7%	48.7%	Thomas Kean Jr.
8th	74.8%	24.1%	Rob Menendez
9th	59.4%	39.9%	Nellie Pou
10th	80.7%	18.5%	LaMonica McIver
11th	57.4%	42.1%	Mikie Sherrill
12th	66.9%	32.4%	Bonnie Watson Coleman

By state legislative district

State Legislative District Results Sherrill:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Ciattarelli:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Sherrill won 28 of 40 state legislative districts, including four with Republican state senators. Ciattarelli won 12 districts, including one held by a Democrat.

<table><thead><tr><th>District</th><th>Sherrill</th><th>Ciattarelli</th><th>State Senator</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1st</td><td>46.8%</td><td>52.6%</td><td>Mike Testa</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>54.0%</td><td>45.3%</td><td>Vincent J. Polistina</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>49.1%</td><td>50.1%</td><td>John Burzichelli</td></tr><tr><td>4th</td><td>54.2%</td><td>45.1%</td><td>Paul D. Moriarty</td></tr><tr><td>5th</td><td>70.2%</td><td>29.0%</td><td>Nilsa Cruz-Perez</td></tr><tr><td>6th</td><td>67.4%</td><td>32.0%</td><td>James Beach</td></tr><tr><td>7th</td><td>66.8%</td><td>32.7%</td><td>Troy Singleton</td></tr><tr><td>8th</td><td>52.5%</td><td>47.0%</td><td>Latham Tiver</td></tr><tr><td>9th</td><td>37.0%</td><td>62.5%</td><td>Carmen Amato</td></tr><tr><td>10th</td><td>37.7%</td><td>61.9%</td><td>James W. Holzapfel</td></tr><tr><td>11th</td><td>54.1%</td><td>45.3%</td><td>Vin Gopal</td></tr><tr><td>12th</td><td>39.9%</td><td>59.6%</td><td>Owen Henry</td></tr><tr><td>13th</td><td>43.7%</td><td>55.8%</td><td>Declan O'Scanlon</td></tr><tr><td>14th</td><td>60.5%</td><td>39.0%</td><td>Linda R. Greenstein</td></tr><tr><td>15th</td><td>74.1%</td><td>25.3%</td><td>Shirley Turner</td></tr><tr><td>16th</td><td>59.2%</td><td>40.2%</td><td>Andrew Zwicker</td></tr><tr><td>17th</td><td>75.0%</td><td>24.1%</td><td>Bob Smith</td></tr><tr><td>18th</td><td>63.2%</td><td>36.2%</td><td>Patrick J. Diegnan</td></tr><tr><td>19th</td><td>62.2%</td><td>37.1%</td><td>Joe F. Vitale</td></tr><tr><td>20th</td><td>73.8%</td><td>25.3%</td><td>Joseph Cryan</td></tr><tr><td>21st</td><td>55.4%</td><td>44.1%</td><td>Jon Bramnick</td></tr><tr><td>22nd</td><td>67.6%</td><td>31.7%</td><td>Nicholas Scutari</td></tr><tr><td>23rd</td><td>47.4%</td><td>51.9%</td><td>Doug Steinhardt</td></tr><tr><td>24th</td><td>42.8%</td><td>56.6%</td><td>Parker Space</td></tr><tr><td>25th</td><td>52.3%</td><td>47.2%</td><td>Anthony M. Bucco</td></tr><tr><td>26th</td><td>49.0%</td><td>50.6%</td><td>Joseph Pennacchio</td></tr><tr><td>27th</td><td>70.6%</td><td>28.8%</td><td>John F. McKeon</td></tr><tr><td>28th</td><td>92.1%</td><td>7.4%</td><td>Renee Burgess</td></tr><tr><td>29th</td><td>84.0%</td><td>15.2%</td><td>Teresa Ruiz</td></tr><tr><td>30th</td><td>25.0%</td><td>74.6%</td><td>Robert W. Singer</td></tr><tr><td>31st</td><td>72.7%</td><td>25.8%</td><td>Angela V. McKnight</td></tr><tr><td>32nd</td><td>77.0%</td><td>21.6%</td><td>Raj Mukherji</td></tr><tr><td>33rd</td><td>74.2%</td><td>25.0%</td><td>Brian P. Stack</td></tr><tr><td>34th</td><td>76.3%</td><td>23.2%</td><td>Britnee Timberlake</td></tr><tr><td>35th</td><td>72.0%</td><td>27.1%</td><td>Benjie Wimberly</td></tr><tr><td>36th</td><td>56.9%</td><td>42.5%</td><td>Paul Sarlo</td></tr><tr><td>37th</td><td>66.2%</td><td>33.3%</td><td>Gordon M. Johnson</td></tr><tr><td>38th</td><td>55.0%</td><td>44.6%</td><td>Joseph Lagana</td></tr><tr><td>39th</td><td>49.4%</td><td>50.3%</td><td>Holly Schepisi</td></tr><tr><td>40th</td><td>48.5%</td><td>51.0%</td><td>Kristin Corrado</td></tr></tbody></table>

Exit poll

2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election

Sherrill was able to win New Jersey by over 14%, nearly matching Joe Biden's 16% victory in (/wiki/2020UnitedStatespresidentialelectioninNewJersey), and winning the same counties as Biden. According to a CNN exit poll, Sherrill won 94% of Black voters, 68% of Hispanic voters, and 82% of Asian voters. Sherrill also won 54% of White women.

<table><thead><tr><th>Demographic subgroup</th><th>Sherrill</th><th>Ciattarelli</th><th>% of total vote</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Ideology</td></tr><tr><td>Liberals</td><td>94</td><td>6</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>Moderates</td><td>62</td><td>37</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td>Conservatives</td><td>11</td><td>88</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td>Party</td></tr><tr><td>Democrats</td><td>97</td><td>2</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>Republicans</td><td>7</td><td>92</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>Independents</td><td>56</td><td>43</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>Donald Trump job approval</td></tr><tr><td>Approve</td><td>8</td><td>92</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>Disapprove</td><td>93</td><td>6</td><td>56</td></tr><tr><td>Most important issue facing New Jersey</td></tr><tr><td>Economy</td><td>66</td><td>33</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>Taxes</td><td>37</td><td>62</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>Healthcare</td><td>92</td><td>7</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>Immigration</td><td>28</td><td>71</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>2024 presidential vote</td></tr><tr><td>Kamala Harris</td><td>97</td><td>3</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>Donald Trump</td><td>7</td><td>93</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>Another candidate</td><td>63</td><td>30</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Did not vote</td><td>65</td><td>31</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Gender</td></tr><tr><td>Men</td><td>49</td><td>50</td><td>47</td></tr><tr><td>Women</td><td>62</td><td>37</td><td>53</td></tr><tr><td>Income</td></tr><tr><td>$200,000 or more</td><td>57</td><td>43</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>$100,000-$199,999</td><td>53</td><td>47</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td>$50,000-$99,999</td><td>51</td><td>49</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>Less than $50,000</td><td>71</td><td>28</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>Race/ethnicity</td></tr><tr><td>White</td><td>47</td><td>52</td><td>70</td></tr><tr><td>Asian</td><td>82</td><td>17</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Latino</td><td>68</td><td>31</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Black</td><td>94</td><td>5</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Race/ethnicity by gender</td></tr><tr><td>White men</td><td>41</td><td>59</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>White women</td><td>54</td><td>46</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>Black men</td><td>92</td><td>7</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Black women</td><td>95</td><td>4</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Latino men</td><td>61</td><td>38</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Latina women</td><td>73</td><td>26</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>All other voters</td><td>69</td><td>29</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Age</td></tr><tr><td>18–29 years old</td><td>69</td><td>31</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>30–44 years old</td><td>67</td><td>32</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>45-64 years old</td><td>51</td><td>48</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>65 and older</td><td>51</td><td>48</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>Area type</td></tr><tr><td>Urban</td><td>84</td><td>15</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Suburban</td><td>54</td><td>45</td><td>93</td></tr><tr><td>Education</td></tr><tr><td>College graduate</td><td>62</td><td>38</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td>No college degree</td><td>50</td><td>49</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td>Education by race</td></tr><tr><td>White college graduates</td><td>55</td><td>45</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>Non-white college graduates</td><td>79</td><td>21</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Whites without college</td><td>37</td><td>63</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>Non-whites without college</td><td>75</td><td>23</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Education by gender and race</td></tr><tr><td>White women with college degrees</td><td>62</td><td>38</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>White women without college degrees</td><td>43</td><td>57</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>White men with college degrees</td><td>48</td><td>52</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>White men without college degrees</td><td>31</td><td>69</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Voters of color</td><td>77</td><td>22</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>Educational attainment</td></tr><tr><td>Advanced degree</td><td>68</td><td>32</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>Bachelor's degree</td><td>64</td><td>36</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>Associate's degree</td><td>55</td><td>45</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Some college</td><td>53</td><td>46</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Never attended college</td><td>45</td><td>54</td><td>21</td></tr></tbody></table>