As New Jersey heads into the final weeks of a contentious race for governor , Democrats still have the most registered voters in the state.

But Republican have made significant gains in registrations — adding nearly 164,000 voters over the last four years, according to the latest data released by the state Division of Elections.

Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill are both vying to replace outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy in November’s election. All 80 seats in the state Assembly are also on the ballot along with local races.

There were more than 6.6 million registered voters in New Jersey as of Oct. 1, according to the latest voter registration data.

More than 4.2 million, nearly two thirds of all voters, are registered with a party in New Jersey.

Democrats continu

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