It’s a jump ball in New Jersey as voters head to the polls in a tight race for governor between Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli.

The race, which is being closely watched ahead of next year’s midterm elections, has been particularly ugly with attacks and dark accusations on both sides . Ciattarelli, a former state legislator and small businessman, is running as a Trump Republican. Sherrill, a former Navy pilot who has served in Congress since 2019, is backed by Democratic fixtures like former President Barack Obama and New Jersey resident Stephen Colbert.

Recent polls put Sherrill on average five points ahead of Ciattarelli. The Republican candidate has asserted his internal polling shows them deadlocked. Current governor Phil Murphy, a Democrat, is term limite

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