Democrat Mikie Sherrill defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the General Election Nov. 4 and will be the next governor of New Jersey, according to unofficial results.
Sherrill, who served in the U.S. Navy, has been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives since 2018. Before that, she had been a private practice lawyer who also worked for the U.S. Attorney’s office for the District of New Jersey.
Sherrill received 1,792,760 votes compared to 1,378,391 for Ciatterelli, who had lost to Phil Murphy in the 2021 gubernatorial election. Overall Sherrill had 56.2% of the total vote while Ciattarelli had 43.2%.
STATE ASSEMBLY
THIRD DISTRICT
Democrats Heather Simmons (46,249 votes) and Dave Bailey Jr. (46,036) defeated Republicans Chris Konawell (44,139) and Lawrence Moore (43,724) for two seats in the NJ State Assembly.
FOURTH DISTRICT
Democrats Dan Hutchinson (49,901 votes) and Cody D. Miller (49,711) defeated Republicans Amanda Esposito (41,594) and Gerard “Jerry” McManus (40,735) for two seats in the NJ State Assembly.
FIFTH DISTRICT
Democrats William F. Moen Jr. (46,351 votes) and William W. Spearman (46,445) defeated Republicans Constance Ditzel (19,484) and Nilsa Gonzalez (19,473) for two seats in the NJ State Assembly.
SIXTH DISTRICT
Democrats Louis D. Greenwald (59,282 votes) and Melinda Kane (58,631) defeated Republicans John M. Brangan (27,752) and Peter Sykes (26,932) for two seats in the NJ State Assembly.
SEVENTH DISTRICT
Democratic candidates Carol Murphy (58,846 votes) and newcomer Balvir Singh (57,022) defeated Republican candidates Douglas Dillon (29,396) and Dione Johnson (28,898) for two seats in the NJ Assembly.
CAMDEN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Democrats Edward T. McDonnell (113,228 votes) and Colleen Bianco Bezich (112,076) defeated Republicans Christian A. Navarro (54,170) and Robert Stone (53,931 for two seats on the Camden County Board of Commissioners
Democrat Jennifer Fleisher (115,117 votes) defeated Republican Shane Bernat (53,128) for one unexpired seat on the Board of Commissioners
CAMDEN COUNTY SURROGATE
Democrat Michelle Gentek-Mayer (110,026 votes) defeated Republican Adam Nieves (50,702) to become the County Surrogate.
GLOUCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Democrats Frank DiMarco (66,154 votes) and Tom Bianco (64,319) defeated Republicans Jonathan Sammons (56,903) and Bryon Driscoll (56,968) for two seats on the Gloucester County Board of Commissioners.
BURLINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Democrat Allison Eckel (105,283 votes) defeated Republican Joe Abegg (70,041) for a full term on the Burlington County Commissioners. Democrat Randy Brolo (103,724) defeated Republican Nick Pawlyzyn (70,543) for an unexpired term.
BURLINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF
Democrat James Kostoplis (104,626) defeated Republican Erik Johnston (71,505) in the race for County Sheriff.
