The matchup for New Jersey’s gubernatorial election is set, but looming over the contest will be a name that won’t be on any ballot: Donald Trump.Rep.

Getting to know the candidates New Jersey’s race for governor may offer insights about the national mood on President Donald Trump’s agenda, as well as how voters are reacting to Democrats’ messaging.

Democrat Mikie Sherrill easily defeated five rivals and will face Trump-endorsed Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the November midterms bellwether.

Here is the latest New Jersey Governor election results, including detailed voting totals from every county across NJ.

Republican Jack Ciattarelli will face Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill in November in a race that will be an early indicator of the country's political mood in Trump's second term.

Primary Election Day 2025 has arrived in New Jersey, and it will determine which candidates from each major political party will compete in November to replace outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy. Pictured here are U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (left) and former state Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (right), the two leading candidates ahead of Election Day.

New Jersey Transit’s train engineers have overwhelmingly approved a tentative deal that ended their three-day strike last month that halted service for some 100,000 daily riders, including routes to Newark airport and across the Hudson River to New York City.

Democrats, on their heels after President Trump’s victory, see the state as the “perfect place to counterpunch.”

NJ Transit's CEO explained how the locomotive engineers got a desired wage increases and agreed to concessions to avoid tax and fare hikes in a contract that settled last months rail strike.

On Tuesday, June 10, the Associated Press confirmed that Nancy Wilson's stolen guitar had been found. Heart was set to launch their An Evening with Heart tour at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City on May 31 when two instruments went missing.