Mikie Sherrill, Jack Ciattarelli Win the Democratic and Republican Primaries for Governor of New Jersey

WASHINGTON—U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) and former State Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R-Somerville) won the Democratic and Republican primary contests in the New Jersey gubernatorial election on June 10 and will advance to the general election. Ciattarelli easily beat out his Republican opponents, leading with 66.3 percent of the vote with 28 percent counted. The Associated Press called the race for him at 8:17 p.m. ET. Sherrill’s race took slightly longer to call, being declared the winner at 8:39 p.m. The governor of New Jersey is elected every four years in an “off cycle” election, which—unlike most states—does not align with the quadrennial presidential election or biennial congressional election cycles. The incumbent, Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) is term-limited and only narrowly defeated Ciattarelli, the party’s previous gubernatorial nominee, in the 2021 election, which makes Republicans feel competitive about the race....