Hogg's efforts to primary Democrats with younger candidates angered members of the party who disagreed with DNC leadership meddling in primaries.

Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee, won Tuesday’s primary with Trump’s endorsement, but he’s now shifting his focus to the Democrats running state government.

Primary Election Day 2025 has arrived in New Jersey, and it will determine which candidates from each major political party will compete in November to replace outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy. Pictured here are U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (left) and former state Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (right), the two leading candidates ahead of Election Day.

New Jersey voters on Tuesday night locked in a gubernatorial matchup that will be one of the first big tests of public sentiment toward President Donald Trump, his policies, and Democrats’ path forward.

Democrats, on their heels after President Trump’s victory, see the state as the “perfect place to counterpunch.”

In a uniquely expensive and competitive field of six Democratic candidates where U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill was the winner, it wasn’t even close.

Mikie Sherrill defeated fellow Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and four other competitors to win the Democratic nomination in New Jersey's gubernatorial primary.

The race to become the next governor of New Jersey heated up on Tuesday as voters hit the polls for the major parties' respective primaries. With Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy term-limited, six Democrats and five Republicans are now vying for the state's top job in a race that could shape the future of the Garden State.