US EditionDemocrat Mikie Sherrill wins NJ governor election, defeating Trump-backed Republican Jack Ciattarelli
- On Tuesday, Democrat Mikie Sherrill defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli, the Associated Press projected, leading 56.7% to 42.8% with 61% of votes counted, CNN reported.
- Campaign themes centered on immigration and housing, with affordability, immigration and housing development shaping voter choices; Sherrill campaigned on freezing electricity rates, expanding first-time homebuyer aid and investing in transit.
- Record spending exceeded $225 million, with both candidates raising roughly $20 million and more than 1.1 million early voters including 741,924 in-person and 592,647 mail returns.
- The outcome keeps Democrats in the governor's office and serves as an early test of Trump's influence after he endorsed Jack Ciattarelli.
- Sherrill, a four-term congresswoman and veteran, is a former Navy helicopter pilot and prosecutor whose service was a campaign hallmark, but her campaign faced controversies over Navy records released by the National Personnel Records Center, prompting a federal investigation.
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Democratic Representative Mikie Sherrill will win the run for governor in New Jersey, project CNN’s Decision Desk, maintaining Democratic control of the post a year after the state showed signs of leaning toward President Donald Trump. Sherrill, who will be the first Democratic woman to occupy the governorship in state history, defeated Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli, a former state assemblyman and Trump’s ally competing for the third tim…
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Mikie Sherrill was vulnerable. While New Jersey’s gubernatorial elections tend to favor the party not in control of the White House, no party had won three straight terms in the governor’s mansion at Drumthwacket since the Kennedy administration.Yet the Democratic congresswoman and former Navy helicopter pilot defeated her Republican rival, former New Jersey State Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, on Tuesday night by a comfortable margin of 56% to 4…
Washington, 5 Nov (EFE).- Democrat Mikie Sherrill was elected governor of New Jersey after the Republican Jack Ciattarelli, according to the projections of the big television networks, in an election marked by Donald Trump's attempt to replicate his improvement in the presidential results of 2024. https://holanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/rss-efe767ee163-abfa-4849-895f-155b43a2d2-hd-web.mp4 Sherrill, a former congressman and naval pilot, o…
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