Nick Corasaniti and Tracey Tully, 6 Takeaways From Democrat Mikie Sherrill’s Victory in New Jersey, NYTimes, Nov. 5, 2025.
The race was expected to be close. In fact, it was a blowout.
Representative Mikie Sherrill beat Jack Ciattarelli by a wide margin, becoming the second woman to be elected governor of New Jersey.
Ms. Sherrill, a Democrat, made her opposition to President Trump the cornerstone of her campaign against Mr. Ciattarelli, a Republican who crisscrossed the state with fervor, trying to replicate the inroads Mr. Trump made with Latino and Black voters in New Jersey last November.
Mr. Ciattarelli, who was endorsed by Mr. Trump in May, had gambled that his new alliance with a president he once called a charlatan would help him run up the score, even in a left-leaning state.
Here's why:
- Sherrill energized the Democratic base.
- Trump gave Sherrill an unexpected gift. [terminating the Gateway project]
- Turnout soared.
- Sherrill’s anti-Trump message resonated powerfully.
- Republicans saw a drop-off without Trump on the ballot.
- In a battle over biography, Sherrill won.
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