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Parents > United States > New Jersey > NJ Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline April 01, 2025 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open June 10, 2025 - 05:00am Central
Polls Close June 10, 2025 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 13, 2026 - 12:00am
Term End January 15, 2030 - 12:00am
ContributorWSNJ
Last ModifiedNCdem March 05, 2025 03:01pm
Data Sources
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/2021
NamePhilip D. Murphy Votes1,339,471 (51.22%)
Term01/18/2022 - 01/13/2026 Margin84,286 (+3.22%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceNJ Governor 11/04/2025
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
04/13/2023 03/06/2025
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Mikie Sherrill 5 ------
Tossup 1 ------
Leaning Call: Mikie Sherrill (83.33%)
Weighted Call: Mikie Sherrill (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

03/07/2024 02/09/2025

CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. Mikie Sherrill Sean M. Spiller Mayor Ras Baraka Senate President Stephen M. "Steve" Sweeney Rep. Josh Gottheimer Mayor Steven Fulop Jim Johnson
Note: Candidates that appear in italics are speculative and have not officially announced
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Campaign Logo
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $--
Donate 		$-- $-- $-- $--
Donate 		$-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 11/18/2024 06/14/2024 02/19/2024 12/11/2023 11/15/2024 04/11/2023 Speculative
MATCHUP POLLS (7 from 7 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg13.28%-- 9.22%-- 8.91%-- 6.07%-- 5.79%-- 5.49%-- 0.00%--
MDW Communications (D) 
02/09/25-02/09/25		 15.80% -- 9.60% -- 10.10% -- 2.70% -- 4.70% -- 5.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
01/22/25-01/23/25		 16.00% -- 11.00% -- 9.00% -- 9.00% -- 5.00% -- 9.00% -- 0.00% --
Emerson College 
01/18/25-01/21/25		 10.00% -- 8.00% -- 8.00% -- 7.00% -- 7.00% -- 4.00% -- 0.00% --
Upswing 
11/23/24-11/27/24		 25.00% -- 7.00% -- 13.00% -- 8.00% -- 10.00% -- 8.00% -- 0.00% --
Global Strategy Group (D) 
11/20/24-11/24/24		 24.00% -- 5.00% -- 9.00% -- 11.00% -- 9.00% -- 4.00% -- 0.00% --
Renaissance Campaign Strategies 
07/13/24-07/14/24		 18.00% -- 2.00% -- 12.00% -- 8.00% -- 8.00% -- 7.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Zoe Heath 🔗
  Sussex County Democrats
  Monmouth County Democratic Party
  Mercer County Democratic Organization
D Jon S. Corzine 🔗
  Hunterdon County Democratic Party
D Albio Sires 🔗
N James "Jimmy" Davis 🔗
D Brian P. Stack 🔗
D Craig Guy 🔗
D Daniel R. "Dan" Benson 🔗
D Janice S. Mironov 🔗
D Patricia Campos-Medina 🔗
D Elissa Slotkin 🔗
D Abigail A. Spanberger 🔗
D Chrissy Houlahan 🔗
D Jason Crow 🔗
D André Sayegh 🔗
D Richard J. Codey 🔗
D John F. McKeon 🔗
D Raymond Lesniak 🔗
  Piscataway Progressive Democratic Organization
D Patrick Council 🔗
N Frank E. Gilmore 🔗
D Victor Carstarphen 🔗
D Terrance Stokes 🔗
D Samuel T. Frisby 🔗
D A'Dorian Murray-Thomas 🔗
N Frank E. Gilmore 🔗
D LaMonica R. McIver 🔗
N Louise Scott-Rountree 🔗
D Regena Thomas 🔗
R DeForest Blake "Buster" Soaries, Jr. 🔗
RSF KeystonePopulist
D Victor Carstarphen 🔗
D Bonnie Watson Coleman 🔗
  Burlington County Democratic Committee
D Carol A. Murphy 🔗
D William F. "Bill" Moen Jr. 🔗
D Cody Miller 🔗
D S. Daniel "Dan" Hutchison 🔗
D Heather Simmons 🔗
D Dave Bailey Jr. 🔗
D Louis D. Greenwald 🔗
D Troy Singleton 🔗
D Nilsa Cruz-Perez 🔗
D Paul Moriarty 🔗
D John J. Burzichelli 🔗
D Steven Caltabiano 🔗
D James Beach 🔗
D Herb Conaway 🔗
D Donald Norcross 🔗
  New Jersey State Council of Machinists
  Operating Engineers Local 825
D Ritchie J. Torres 🔗
D Thomas R. Suozzi 🔗
D Jimmy Panetta 🔗
D Jared Moskowitz 🔗
D Kathy Manning 🔗
D Susie Lee 🔗
D Jared Golden 🔗
D Ed Case 🔗
D Michael Wildes 🔗
D Mark J. Sokolich 🔗
D Elizabeth Calabrese 🔗
D Dennis McNerney 🔗
D Tracy Silna Zur 🔗
D Joan M. Voss 🔗
D Steven A. Tanelli 🔗
D Thomas J. Sullivan 🔗
D Germaine M. Ortiz 🔗
D Rafael Marte 🔗
D Mary Amoroso 🔗
D John S. Hogan 🔗
D Anthony Cureton 🔗
D James J. Tedesco III 🔗
D P. Christopher "Chris" Tully 🔗
D Lisa D. Swain 🔗
D Ellen Park 🔗
D Shama Haider 🔗
D Clinton Calabrese 🔗
D Albio Sires 🔗
N James "Jimmy" Davis 🔗
D Craig Guy 🔗
D Brian P. Stack 🔗
D Joseph A. Lagana 🔗
D Gordon M. Johnson 🔗
D Paul Sarlo 🔗
  College Democrats
  Amalgamated Transit Union
  Hotel Trades Council
Un Kim Guadagno 🔗
D Anthony P. Vainieri 🔗
D Bruce E. Weekes 🔗
D Brittany Claybrooks 🔗
D Dan Park 🔗
D Eddie Freeman III 🔗
D Stephen R. Ellis 🔗
D Christopher Chung 🔗
D Frank E. McGehee 🔗
D Tom Jardim 🔗
N Mark Smith 🔗
R Bret D. Schundler 🔗
D Jerramiah T. Healy 🔗
D Wayne D. Zitt, Jr. 🔗
D John Labrosse 🔗
D Reed Gusciora 🔗
D Jessica Ramirez 🔗
DFL IDMN
D Valerie Vainieri Huttle 🔗
D L. Harvey Smith 🔗
D Sadaf Jaffer 🔗
D Ernest D. Coursey, Sr. 🔗
D Francis X. "Frank" Schillari 🔗
D Tom Pullion 🔗
D Julio Marenco 🔗
D John Allen 🔗
D Barbara McCann Stamato 🔗
D Angela V. McKnight 🔗
D Thomas E. Palmieri 🔗
  Teamsters Local 641
  Amalgamated Transit Union
D Shelly Brindle 🔗
D Nora Radest 🔗
D Dahlia Vertreese 🔗
D Thad Kobylarz 🔗
D Tim Dougherty 🔗
D Michele Lee 🔗
D Janice L. Kovach 🔗
D Sheena Collum 🔗
D Jannie Chung 🔗
  Hudson County Democratic Organization
D Marty Small 🔗
D Anthony Vainieri, Jr. 🔗
D Nicholas J. Sacco 🔗
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Senate President Nicholas Scutari Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal St. Sen. Vin Gopal St. Rep. Craig J. Coughlin  
Note: Candidates that appear in italics are speculative and have not officially announced
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--
Donate 		$--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date Speculative -- -- Speculative  
MATCHUP POLLS (7 from 7 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
MDW Communications (D) 
02/09/25-02/09/25		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
01/22/25-01/23/25		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Emerson College 
01/18/25-01/21/25		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Upswing 
11/23/24-11/27/24		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Global Strategy Group (D) 
11/20/24-11/24/24		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Renaissance Campaign Strategies 
07/13/24-07/14/24		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
 

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Paul Sarlo (D)
Nov 16, 2024 		Tammy Murphy (D)
Nov 09, 2023 		Sheila Y. Oliver (D)
Aug 01, 2023

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Feb 20, 2025 07:00am News Gottheimer will skip [NJ] conventions with predetermined outcomes  Article WSNJ 
Feb 19, 2025 07:15am News Sherrill wins Mercer [County NJ] Democratic convention with 55%  Article WSNJ 
Feb 10, 2025 07:15am News Sherrill wins Hunterdon [NJ] County Democratic convention  Article WSNJ 
Jul 06, 2023 09:00am News [Jersey City Mayor] Fulop super PAC has $6.5 million in the bank  Article WSNJ 
Apr 24, 2023 06:00pm News Atlantic City [NJ] mayor endorses Fulop for governor  Article WSNJ 
Apr 11, 2023 08:00am News Fulop announces bid for [NJ] Governor in 2025  Article WSNJ 

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RSF:11714KeystonePopulist ( -7.6004 points)
Wed, February 5, 2025 10:54:39 PM UTC0:00
I watched the Democratic Primary Debate, and I was most impressed with Baraka, Fulop, and Sweeney. Had no interest in Gottheimer, while Sherril and Spiller were ok. Sticking with my endorsement of Baraka.
 
BEER:10271WSNJ ( 452.9941 points)
Mon, February 10, 2025 08:47:01 PM UTC0:00
I’d like to ask my NJ friends what they thought of the past debate. I felt Baraka blew me away. Personally I’m not in line with his policy but I had no clue he was such a good communicator.