Posted on 11/04/25
| News Source: FOX News
The Fox News Decision Desk projected that New Jersey Democrat Rep. Mikie Sherrill will become the next governor of New Jersey, keeping the state blue in her ballot battle against Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli.
By defeating Ciattarelli in a very competitive and combustible race that grabbed plenty of national attention, Sherrill will succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.
Sherrill has served in the U.S. House since 2019, after flipping the Garden State's 11th District seat away from the Republicans as part of 2018's blue wave election year during President Donald Trump's first term in the White House. Sherrill made history as the first woman to represent the suburban district in northern New Jersey."We've seen, you know, rallies with thousands of people. The early vote, the vote by mail is very, very good," a confident Sherrill told reporters on Election Day after casting her ballot. "I think I'm going to do quite well today."
The New Jersey Democrat campaigned on a series of key issues, most notably affordability in a state notorious for sky-high taxes. Sherrill championed from the campaign trail that she would bring down costs for Garden State families, including working to end "price gouging" and "fighting for tax relief, lowering health care and energy costs."
She also vowed to protect abortion access, vowed to increase "new home construction that meets the needs of all residents" amid a housing crisis, and close the education gap between New Jersey's highly ranked public schools in certain zip codes and districts that have struggled following the 2020 pandemic.
"I have a different kind of background, so I’ll be a different kind of governor," Sherrill told voters in October in her opening remarks ahead of her second gubernatorial debate. "Navy helicopter pilot, federal prosecutor, member of Congress and mom of four kids, I’m laser focused on driving down your costs and making New Jersey more affordable. … I’m going to ensure I’m always fighting for all of you."