TRENTON, N.J. (WPVI) -- One of two gubernatorial contests in the country this Election Day is shaping up to be a close race in New Jersey, where Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli made their final appeals to voters Monday.

"This is, by all accounts, the tightest race that is happening this Election Day. The gubernatorial race is likely to be a nail-biter," said ABC News Washington Bureau Chief Rick Klein.

Ciattarelli, a former state legislator who lost the governor's race four years ago by three points, is backed this year by President Donald Trump. He campaigned Monday at Murphy's Tavern in Passaic County, focusing on taxes, housing and childcare.

Sherrill, a former naval officer and current congresswoman, spoke at an event in Morristown, blaming Trump's tariffs a

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