Just over a month before New Jersey elects a new governor and less than a week after the first televised debate between the candidates, signs are growing stronger that the momentum is with Republican Jack Ciattarelli over long-presumed front-runner Democrat Rep. Mikie Sherrill.
A just-completed Emerson College poll showed Ciattarelli and Sherrill in a dead heat with 43% of the vote each. A week before, a National Research poll conducted for the Ciattarelli campaign showed the former state legislator and narrowly unsuccessful 2021 gubernatorial nominee leading Sherrill by 46% to 45%.
The Emerson poll came days after the candidates met in their first televised debate, and by most accounts, Ciattarelli emerged on top. The GOP nominee focused his message on state issues. When challenged by Sherrill on whether he stood with President Donald Trump, Ciattarelli calmly said he supported the president on opposing wind farms off the Jersey Shore and on increasing the deduction cap for state and local taxes (SALT).
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