Which Democrat do Republicans fear the most in N.J. governor race? This might surprise you.

Tom Martello writes a regular column about the 2025 race for New Jersey governor .

So here we are at the end of this long, raucous, outrageously expensive, one-of-a-kind Jersey brawl that is the Democratic primary for governor.

And, absurdly, the prolonged primary ends almost exactly where it began : With six candidates, including uncertain frontrunner Mikie Sherill, who believe they have the secret sauce to keep their campaign cooking till November.

Few insiders are making bold predictions. My own boldest prediction is the race won’t be called before 11 p.m. on Tuesday night — and counting could easily extend into Wednesday (this coming from a guy who always roots for election night-shortening landslides).

But here’s what’s really interesting . I’ve been saying all along t