NJ-GOV: Sherrill leading Ciattarelli by 8 points in New Jersey governor race: Survey [View all]
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) leads Republican Jack Ciattarelli by 8 points in New Jersey’s gubernatorial race in one of the first independent polls of the general election.
The Fairleigh Dickinson University poll released on Tuesday showed Sherrill leading with 45 percent support to Ciattarelli’s 37 percent, with 16 percent of survey respondents undecided. The race could be a key indicator of political parties’ strength ahead of next year’s midterms as Republicans seek to build on gains that the party made in the state in the November election and Democrats try to keep the Garden State blue.
Pollsters found Democrats and Republicans overwhelmingly lining up behind their parties’ nominees, with 87 percent of Democrats saying they’ll support Sherrill and 86 percent of Republicans planning to back Ciattarelli.
But with voter registration in the state clearly favoring Democrats, Ciattarelli will likely need to pull some independent and Democratic support to notch an upset win.
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