For the next month, South Jersey residents will be overwhelmed by television and social media ads – as well as mailed flyers – urging them to vote for either Democrat Mikie Sherrill or Republican Jack Ciattarelli as the next governor of New Jersey in the general election on Nov. 4.
Sherrill, who served in the U.S. Navy, has been a member of Congress since 2018. She was a private practice lawyer who also worked for the U.S. Attorney’s office in the District of New Jersey.
Ciattarelli lost a close race to Gov. Phil Murphy in the 2021 gubernatorial election, and was a member of the state assembly from 2011 to 2018, serving as the assistant minority whip five of those years.
The gubernatorial race is a dead heat, according to a recent poll by Emerson College. It shows that each candidate got support from 43% of likely voters, who will also elect candidates to serve in the assembly and on the Burlington, Camden and Gloucester County Board of Commissioners.
STATE ASSEMBLY
THIRD DISTRICT
Democrats Heather Simmons and Dave Bailey Jr. are running against Republicans Chris Konawell and Lawrence Moore for two seats.
FOURTH DISTRICT
Democrats Dan Hutchinson and Cody D. Miller are running against Republicans Amanda Esposito and Gerard “Jerry” McManus for two seats.
FIFTH DISTRICT
Democrats William F. Moen Jr. and William W. Spearman are running against Republicans Constance Ditzel and Nilsa Gonzalez for two seats.
SIXTH DISTRICT
Democrats Louis D. Greenwald and Melinda Kane are running against Republicans John M. Brangan and Peter Sykes for two seats.
SEVENTH DISTRICT
Democratic candidates incumbent Carol Murphy and newcomer Balvir Singh are running against Republican candidates Douglas Dillon and Dione Johnson for two seats in the NJ Assembly.
CAMDEN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Democrats Edward T. McDonnell and Colleen Bianco Bezich are running against Republicans Christian A. Navarro and Robert Stone for two seats.
Democrat Jennifer Fleisher is running against Republican Shane Bernat for one unexpired seat.
CAMDEN COUNTY SURROGATE
Democrat Michelle Gentek-Mayer is running against Adam Nieves.
GLOUCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Democrats Frank DiMarco and Denice DiCarlo are running against Republicans Jonathan Sammons and Bryon Driscoll for two seats.
BURLINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Democrat Allison Eckel is running against Republican Joe Abegg for a full term, and Democrat Randy Brolo is running against Republican Nick Pawlyzyn for an unexpired term.
BURLINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF
Democrat James Kostoplis is running against Republican Erik Johnston.
