Chris Christie was the last New Jersey governor to wear the Republican mantle. And while most actual Republicans consider Christie to be a “RINO” (Republican In Name Only), he was able to win and hold office. Before him, we’d have to go back to the 9/11 era.
New Jersey’s gubernatorial showdown between Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill has turned into a nail-biter, with a fresh poll revealing the two candidates locked in a virtual dead heat just days before voters head to the ballot box on November 4.
The AtlasIntel survey, taken from October 25 to 30 among 1,639 likely voters, pegs Sherrill at 50.2 percent and Ciattarelli at 49.3 percent, well within the poll’s ±2 percent margin of error.
Women lean toward Sherrill by 58.7 percent to Ciattarelli’s 40.6 percent, while men favor Ciattarelli 59.3 percent to her 40.5 percent. Party loyalty runs strong, with Sherrill claiming 94.7 percent of Democrats and Ciattarelli securing 96.2 percent of Republicans, though each pulls a sliver from the other’s base—3.5 percent of Republicans for her and 4.7 percent of Democrats for him.
This tight margin echoes a New Jersey Globe report on the same poll, describing it as a 50-49 edge for Sherrill that amounts to a statistical tie. Yet other recent surveys paint a varied picture. A Quinnipiac poll from a few days earlier gives Sherrill a wider 51-43 lead, while an Emerson College/PIX11/The Hill effort shows her up by just one point.
The New York Post notes Ciattarelli gaining ground in the final stretch, suggesting momentum that could upend expectations in a state long dominated by Democrats.
Sherrill, a Congresswoman and former Navy helicopter pilot, has faced mounting scrutiny over her time at the U.S. Naval Academy. Reports detail her involvement in a 1994 cheating scandal that prevented her from walking at graduation, with critics pointing to shifting explanations and her refusal to release full disciplinary records. A classmate, Brent Sadler, told Fox News that her punishment indicates deeper ties to the incident than she admits: “She lied.”
Adding fuel to the fire, Sherrill voted in September to condemn the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk but followed up with a statement blasting his views as “vile and disgusting.”
This drew sharp rebukes from Republicans, who accused her of politicizing a tragedy that shocked the nation, as detailed in coverage from NJ.com and Fox News. The incident has alienated voters across the spectrum, contributing to her sliding numbers.
On the flip side, Ciattarelli, a businessman who narrowly lost the 2021 race to Gov. Phil Murphy, is riding a wave of cross-party appeal. Early voting data shows Republicans outpacing Democrats in ballot returns, a red flag for Sherrill’s camp.
He’s picked up endorsements from notable Democrats, including Branchville Councilman Jeff Lewis, who said, “All she keeps running with her commercials is the fact she’s a helicopter pilot and a mom of four, and she thinks she’s going to be able to lower electrical bills, which I think she’s going to have a very hard time doing.”
Garfield Mayor Everett E. Garnto Jr. also switched sides in September, ditching his party to back Ciattarelli.
At a recent rally, Ciattarelli touted these developments: “There are positive signs everywhere that we’re going to win this race. Number one, have you seen the recent polls?”
He added that his campaign is “out-fundraising” and “out-energizing” Sherrill, and noted, “We picked up the endorsement of another prominent Democrat. A former State Assemblyperson from Hudson County. When Democrats are endorsing the Republican nominee, it tells you we’re winning this race.”
As The Guardian observes, national issues like Trump-era policies are casting a shadow over the contest, potentially previewing 2026 midterms. High-profile Democrats, including former President Obama, have rushed in to bolster Sherrill amid the tightening polls. But with independents and disaffected voters in play, Ciattarelli’s focus on taxes, energy costs, and law enforcement could tip the scales in a state weary of one-party rule.
Voters will decide soon whether New Jersey sticks with the status quo or charts a new course. In an odd election cycle, this will also be a bellwether for 2026. If Republicans can take over a blue state, it bodes well for next year’s prospects. If not, Democrats will have demonstrated they can hold the line when it counts.
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Red, Blue, it doesn’t matter which. The results are always the same. All Trump is, is Biden2.
Hopefully the voters of New Jersey will recognize the common sense candidate and vote for Ciattarelli. The democrats and murphy have ruined New Jersey.
Correct, I think voters are waking up it is the liberal news outlets that are trying to hide that fact.
BS nonsense.
Is your post purposefully ignorant? I cannot believe anyone would actually believe what you posted. If you don’t see the vast, breathtaking difference between the Biden presidency and the Trump presidency, you are either willfully ignorant or you are just simply a mindless automaton with minimum awareness waiting to be told what to think.
The only way that can happen is if the election is clean and fair, ID and all and on one day.
Democrats control the computerized voting machines. The vote will be whatever they want.
Trust me, the Marxist morons in New Jersey will never go red, although the party colors should be reversed. They are the reds, like their associated scum in New York and CA. The only good democrat is a DEAD democrat, and the same for most of the governors, mayors and judges.
Man NJ is such a cesspool
Trenton and Freehold needs to be drained
Frank Pallone and his brother need to get purged from Long Branch(which extends to other cities)
They bribe and collude with Judges and Attorneys
They steal taxpayer money
They literally siphon money from engineering projects
Not all dems are criminals but All Criminals are democrats is how Musk put it
fat chance with all the baked in cheating and vote fraud
“It’s not the people who vote that count, it’s the people who count the votes.” — Joseph Stalin
In New Jersey, most of the vote counting is controlled by Democrats, with no transparency or access to the systems and methods they use. And no possibility of a genuine audit. So “margin of error” in a poll is just an amusing distraction.
Even if he wins? How will anyone be able to tell the difference?