Mikie Sherrill will be the next governor of New Jersey. The Associate Press called the race at just after 9:20 p.m.
The four-time Democratic Congressmember from Montclair defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli in a closely-watched election that most experts agree sets the tone for next year’s congressional midterms. This was Sherrill’s first attempt at the highest office in the Garden State. Ciattarelli has now tried and failed to become the state’s governor three times.
