Mikie Sherrill Elected Governor of New Jersey With About 56.9% of the Vote, Becoming the State's First Democratic Woman Governor
On the night of November 4, 2025, voters in New Jersey elected Democratic U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill as governor, defeating Republican Jack Ciattarelli; she will be the state's 57th governor. The Associated Press called the race for Sherrill less than 90 minutes after polls closed; returns showed her with about 56.9% of the vote to Ciattarelli's 42.5%, a lead of more than 400,000 votes.
Sherrill, 53, is a former Navy helicopter pilot and former federal prosecutor who has represented New Jersey's 11th District in Congress since 2019. She will become New Jersey's second woman governor and its first Democratic woman governor, succeeding two-term Democratic Governor Phil Murphy, and is scheduled to take office on January 20, 2026. Her running mate, Centenary University President Dale Caldwell, will serve as lieutenant governor.
The result gives Democrats a third consecutive win in New Jersey governor's races, the first time any party has done so in the state since 1961. Ciattarelli, a former state assemblyman endorsed by President Donald Trump, was running for governor for the third time, having lost to Murphy by about three points in 2021.
Sherrill campaigned on the cost of living, pledging to bring down utility bills and address housing and grocery prices. At her election-night rally, she said she would work to lower everyday costs for New Jersey residents and defend the state's interests.
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Source: New Jersey Division of Elections
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Photo: 图：Mikie Sherrill，2018年4月摄于新泽西州第11选区（资料照片）。Joeshmonobody 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey's 11th congressional district in April 2018 (file photo). By Joeshmonobody, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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