Democrat Mikie Sherrill defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the Nov. 4 election and will be the next governor of New Jersey, according to unofficial results.
Sherrill, a U.S. Navy veteran, has been a member of Congress since 2018. Before that, she was a private practice lawyer who also worked for the U.S. Attorney’s office in New Jersey.
Sherrill received 1,792,760 votes, compared with 1,378,391 for Ciatterelli, who lost to incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy in the 2021 gubernatorial election. Overall, Sherrill had 56.2% of the total vote and Ciattarelli had 43.2%.
The election results are unofficial until a vote-counting process that could take more than a week is complete.
Vote totals do not include late mail-in and provisional ballots; they are expected to be tallied at a later date.
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 state assembly’s third district.
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 state assembly’s fourth district.
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 state assembly’s fifth district.
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 state assembly’s sixth district.
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 state assembly’s seventh district.
CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF 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 board of commissioners
Democrat Jennifer Fleisher (115,117 votes) defeated Republican Shane Bernat (53,128) for one unexpired seat on the board.
CAMDEN COUNTY SURROGATE
Democrat Michelle Gentek-Mayer (110,026 votes) defeated Republican Adam Nieves (50,702) in the race for county surrogate.
GLOUCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF 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 board of commissioners.
BURLINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Democrat Allison Eckel (105,283 votes) defeated Republican Joe Abegg (70,041) for a full term on the board of 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.
