Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill holds a small but clear lead over Republican Jack Ciattarelli in their battle to become governor of New Jersey, according to a poll out this week.

Sherrill (D-NJ) has a 45%-37% edge over her GOP foe among likely voters, with 16% undecided, according to the Fairleigh Dickinson University survey released Tuesday .

The poll found support for Ciattarelli slightly softer than support for Sherrill, with 87% of Democrats saying they would “definitely” or “probably” vote for their nominee and 86% of Republicans saying the same of theirs. 3

“Unless something goes horribly awry, partisans are going to vote for their party’s candidate,” said FDU Poll Executive Director Dan Cassino.

“While Republicans have been narrowing the gap, there are still more De

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