New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill and Trump
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Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee, won Tuesday’s primary with Trump’s endorsement, but he’s now shifting his focus to the Democrats running state government.
Trump has jumped into the Garden State race, one of two gubernatorial elections this year that could serve as a pre-midterms referendum.
Democrats, on their heels after President Trump’s victory, see the state as the “perfect place to counterpunch.”
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.
New Jersey holds one of only two gubernatorial elections this year, with Republican candidates fighting over Trump's endorsement and Democrats navigating how to respond to the president's controversial policies.
President Trump is a big factor in the campaigns of the six Democrats and six Republicans running to replace Gov. Phil Murphy.
The primary was the most expensive in New Jersey history and the first in 44 years without a ballot design that gave party bosses extraordinary influence.
The gubernatorial primaries were vigorously contested; Assembly nominees were chosen in all 21 counties; and while President Donald Trump wasn’t on the ballot, he was very much on the minds of candidates and voters.
New Jersey voters on Tuesday night locked in a gubernatorial matchup that will be one of the first big tests of public sentiment toward President Donald Trump, his policies, and Democrats’ path forward.