Rep. Mikie Sherrill secured the Democratic nomination for New Jersey governor Tuesday, defeating five other candidates in the most wide-open gubernatorial primary the state has seen in years.
Awaiting Sherrill in November’s general election will be Republican Jack Ciattarelli, who narrowly lost to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy in 2021. Murphy was ineligible to seek a third consecutive term.
Sherrill had 35 percent of the vote when The Associated Press called the Democratic primary for her at 8:40 p.m. Eastern time. Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop had 17 percent of the vote, followed by Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (14 percent), Rep. Josh Gottheimer (13 percent), union leader Sean Spiller (12 percent) and former New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney (10 percent).
