Trump’s 2024 surge in Hispanic-majority cities reshapes New Jersey’s political map.

Ciattarelli aims to build on GOP gains while Sherrill targets affordability and stability

For decades, New Jersey Democrats could count on cities such as Paterson and Passaic to deliver wide margins on Election Day. That trend snapped in 2024, when President Donald Trump made sharp gains in many of the state's Hispanic-majority cities that had long shunned the GOP.

Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican gubernatorial candidate, is trying to build on Trump's momentum after his 2021 loss to Gov. Phil Murphy. For Democrats and their gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the question is whether Trump's strength in New Jersey last year was a one-time surge or the start of a lasting shift.

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