Democrat Mikie Sherrill sailed to victory in the November election, beating Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli easily to become New Jersey’s next governor.
How did she win? The majority of voters in about 300 of New Jersey’s 563 towns supported Sherrill, including some municipalities where she got more than 90% of the vote.
That means the majority of voters in more than 250 towns didn’t want her to win. (See the town-by-town results in the interactive map below.)
Certified results show that Sherrill won more than 1.89 million votes compared to Ciattarelli’s 1.41 million. She received nearly 57% of the vote statewide.
Sherrill, formerly a congresswoman representing parts of North Jersey, will be sworn in to succeed Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, on Tuesday. It is the first time since 1961 one party has won the governor’s office three terms in a row.
Sherrill’s decisive lead came after Democrat Kamala Harris led Republican Donald Trump by less than 6 points in New Jersey in the 2024 presidential race. That was a significantly smaller margin than New Jersey Democrats were accustomed to in a state where they hold the majority of voters.
November’s race for governor was expected to be a nail-biter, but the race was called early for Sherrill on election night.
Wondering how your town voted? Scroll over the map below to find your town.
