LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – The race to become New Jersey’s next governor takes center stage tonight as Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill square off in their first head-to-head debate at Rider University.

The 90-minute event, beginning at 7 p.m., will be streamed live by the New Jersey Globe and On New Jersey, co-hosts of the debate, along with Rider. Viewers can also watch through C-SPAN, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and social media platforms including YouTube, Facebook, X, and Instagram. An audio version will be released to Apple, Spotify, and iHeart Radio podcast feeds, according to the state’s Election Law Enforcement Commission.

Ciattarelli, 63, is a former state assemblyman and Hillsborough resident who came within three points of defeating Gov. Phil Murphy in 2

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