US EditionSherrill leads Ciattarelli in New Jersey governor race, but polls show many undecided
Mikie Sherrill leads with 44% of likely voters, but Jack Ciattarelli's support has increased since July, reflecting a competitive gubernatorial race in New Jersey, pollsters say.
- An August Rutgers-Eagleton poll of 1,650 likely voters found Democratic Representative Mikie Sherrill leading Republican Jack Ciattarelli 44% to 35% in the New Jersey gubernatorial contest, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.
- With New Jersey shifting rightward in 2024, Jack Ciattarelli, GOP nominee endorsed by President Donald Trump, tests whether Republicans can build on Trump's coalition after Rutgers's early July poll showed Mikie Sherrill leading 51% to 31%.
- Other surveys corroborate the tightening, with Fairleigh Dickinson University's last month poll showing 47% to 42% and Cygnal's earlier this year poll showing 50% to 43%; Ciattarelli leads 45% to 34% among voters with some college or less.
- The Cook Political Report rates the race Lean Democrat and pollsters warn it remains competitive with Independents pivotal, affecting stakes for the 2026 midterm cycle.
- As summer winds down, campaigns enter the final months with seventeen percent of likely voters undecided, keeping the November 4, 2025 election race competitive and "in flux," pollsters said.
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Rutgers/Eagleton Poll: Sherrill up 9 Points for N.J. Governor
As summer winds down and the campaigns enter the final months, the race for governor has tightened, Ashley Koning, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, said in statement in a press release.
Rutgers/Eagleton Poll: Sherrill up by 9 Points for N.J. Governor
Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., is currently leading GOP rival Jack Ciattarelli in the New Jersey governor's race by 9 points, according to the latest Rutgers/Eagleton poll, but the contest's dynamics could undergo a shift before November, The Hill reported. With less than three months to go before Election Day, pollsters noted that the 17% of undecided likely voters could play a huge role in determining the next governor of the Garden State. "As s…
Ciattarelli struggles to break Sherrill’s lead in New Jersey governor’s race: poll
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) is maintaining her lead over former Republican state lawmaker Jack Ciattarelli in the New Jersey gubernatorial race, according to a new poll. An August poll from Rutgers University’s Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling found Sherrill…
Ciattarelli struggles to break Sherrill's lead in New Jersey governor's race: poll
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) is maintaining her lead over former Republican state lawmaker Jack Ciattarelli in the New Jersey gubernatorial race, according to a new poll. An August poll from Rutgers University’s Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling found Sherrill with a 9-point lead over Ciattarelli, 44% to 35% among likely voters. A previous July poll from Rutgers-Eagleton found Sherrill with a 20-point lead over Ciattarelli. The July poll…
Another GOP Nominee In Key Gov Race Gains 10 Points In Polling
Former New Jersey state assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, the GOP nominee for governor, has slashed Democratic New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s lead in half in the state’s 2025 gubernatorial contest, according to recent polling. Ciattarelli, who is running for governor a second time after narrowly losing to incumbent Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy in 2021, trails Sherrill […]
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