Sherrill wins, what went wrong for Ciattarelli?—NJ Top News Eric Scott Published: November 5, 2025

Here's the stories you'll be talking about on the New Jersey 101.5 Morning Show on Wednesday:

It was supposed to be a close race.

By 9:23 p.m. Tuesday night it was clear it was going to be a blowout.

The Associated Press declared Democrat Mikie Sherrill the winner in New Jersey's critical election for governor before 9:30 p.m. on her way to a landslide victory that was as much about Donald Trump as it was about Sherrill and perennial statewide loser Jack Ciattarelli.

Ciattarelli, endorsed by Trump, needed big turnout by Republicans and scores of unaffiliated voters to vote for him to have a path to victory.

He didn't get either one.

The GOP nominee underperformed is every New Jers

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