CNN projects that Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy will win a second term as governor in New Jersey, defeating Republican Jack Ciattarelli. Murphy breaks a streak that stretches back to 1989, in which every New Jersey governor elected was a member of the opposite party of the sitting president. The state had moved strongly in Democrats’ favor in recent years, including Joe Biden’s nearly 16-point victory over Donald Trump in 2020.
| Candidate |
% |
Votes |
|---|
|
Phil Murphy
DEM,
Incumbent
|
%
|
ahead
|
|
Jack Ciattarelli
REP
|
%
|
ahead
|
New Jersey’s governors: who won and by how much?
Winning percentage-point margins in the last 16 years.
| Candidate |
% |
Votes |
|---|
|
Jack Ciattarelli
REP
|
%
|
|
|
Phil Murphy
DEM,
Incumbent
|
%
|
|
| Candidate |
% |
Votes |
|---|
|
Phil Murphy
DEM,
Incumbent
|
%
|
|
|
Jack Ciattarelli
REP
|
%
|
|
| Candidate |
% |
Votes |
|---|
|
Phil Murphy
DEM,
Incumbent
|
%
|
|
|
Jack Ciattarelli
REP
|
%
|
|
| Candidate |
% |
Votes |
|---|
|
Phil Murphy
DEM,
Incumbent
|
%
|
|
|
Jack Ciattarelli
REP
|
%
|
|
| Candidate |
% |
Votes |
|---|
|
Jack Ciattarelli
REP
|
%
|
|
|
Phil Murphy
DEM,
Incumbent
|
%
|
|
| Candidate |
% |
Votes |
|---|
|
Jack Ciattarelli
REP
|
%
|
|
|
Phil Murphy
DEM,
Incumbent
|
%
|
|
| Candidate |
% |
Votes |
|---|
|
Phil Murphy
DEM,
Incumbent
|
%
|
|
|
Jack Ciattarelli
REP
|
%
|
|
| Candidate |
% |
Votes |
|---|
|
Jack Ciattarelli
REP
|
%
|
|
|
Phil Murphy
DEM,
Incumbent
|
%
|
|
| Candidate |
% |
Votes |
|---|
|
Phil Murphy
DEM,
Incumbent
|
%
|
|
|
Jack Ciattarelli
REP
|
%
|
|
- All times ET.
- Not all candidates are listed.
- CNN will broadcast a projected winner only after an extensive review of data from a number of sources.
- “Flipped seat” denotes a race where the projected winner is from a different party than the previous winner or incumbent.
