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2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent Governor

Phil Murphy
Democratic



The 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 4, 2025, to elect the governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Democratic Governor Phil Murphy is term-limited and therefore ineligible to seek a third consecutive term. Primary elections will take place on June 10, 2025.

Declared Democratic candidates include United States Representatives Josh Gottheimer and Mikie Sherrill, Newark mayor Ras Baraka, Jersey City mayor Steven Fulop, and former state Senate President Steve Sweeney. Declared Republican candidates include state senator Jon Bramnick, 2021 gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli, and radio talk show host Bill Spadea.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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Potential

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Ras Baraka

U.S. Representatives

Statewide officials

Local officials

Steven Fulop

State legislators

County officials

Local officials

Party officials

Labor unions

Josh Gottheimer

U.S. Representatives

State legislators

County officials

Local officials

Party officials

Party chapters

  • 72 municipal Democratic committees[36][41]

Labor unions

Mikie Sherrill

U.S. Senators

U.S. Representatives

Statewide officials

State senators

County officials

Local officials

Labor unions

Organizations

Sean Spiller

State legislators

Labor unions

Stephen Sweeney

U.S. Representatives

State legislators

  • 6 state senators[55]
  • 14 state assemblymembers[55]

County officials

Party officials

Labor unions

Individuals

Democratic county chair endorsements
  Fulop
  Gottheimer
  Sweeney

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[e]
Margin
of error
Ras Baraka Steven Fulop Josh Gottheimer Mikie Sherrill Sean Spiller Stephen Sweeney Undecided
Upswing Research & Strategy[67][f] November 23–27, 2024 803 (LV) ± 3.46% 13% 8% 10% 25% 7% 8% 30%
Global Strategy Group[68][g] November 20–24, 2024 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 9% 4% 9% 24% 5% 11% 38%
Renaissance Campaign Strategies[69][A] July 13–14, 2024 802 (LV) ± 3.46% 12% 7% 8% 18% 2% 8% 45%
GQR Research[70][B] March 7–12, 2024 603 (LV) ± 4.0% 20% 9% 5% 23% 12% 29%

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of October 15, 2024[h]
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Ras Baraka (D) $649,169 $483,476 $165,692
Steven Fulop (D) $2,937,777 $298,458 $2,639,318
Steve Sweeney (D) $2,177,694 $238,012 $1,939,681
Josh Gottheimer (D)[i] $20,463,348
Mikie Sherrill (D)[i] $454,658
Source: New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission[72]

Debates

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2025 New Jersey gubernatorial Democratic primary debates and forums
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee
 W  Withdrawn
Gottheimer Sherrill Sweeney Baraka Fulop Spiller
1 Nov. 21, 2024 NJ PBS David Cruz YouTube A A P P P P
2[73] Feb. 2, 2025 New Jersey Globe
On New Jersey
Rider University
Laura Jones N/A I I I I I I

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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Formed exploratory committee

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Filed paperwork

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Potential

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Jon Bramnick

Executive branch officials

U.S. representatives

Statewide officials

State legislators

County officials

Local officials

Party officials

Party chapters

  • 6 municipal Republican committees[90][92]
Jack Ciattarelli

State legislators

County officials

Local officials

Party officials

Party chapters

Bill Spadea

U.S. representatives

Local officials

Party officials

Organizations

Republican county chair endorsements
  Bramnick
  Ciattarelli
  Spadea

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[e]
Margin
of error
Jon
Bramnick
Jack
Ciattarelli
Edward
Durr
Bill
Spadea
Undecided
KAConsulting[105][C] June 12–14, 2024 606 (LV) ± 4.0% 3% 44% 2% 11% 38%

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of October 15, 2024[j]
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Jon Bramnick (R) $1,405,533 $842,755 $562,778
Jack Ciattarelli (R) $2,109,594 $741,194 $1,368,399
Bill Spadea (R) $847,620 $195,291 $652,328
Source: New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission[72]

Debates

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2025 New Jersey gubernatorial Republican primary debates and forums
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Republican Republican Republican
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee
 W  Withdrawn
Ciattarelli Bramnick Durr Spadea
1 Nov. 21, 2024 NJ PBS David Cruz YouTube A P P A
2[73] Feb. 4, 2025 New Jersey Globe
On New Jersey
Rider University
Save Jersey
Laura Jones N/A I I I I

Independent and Third Party

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Candidates

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Filed paperwork

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General election

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[109] Lean D December 6, 2024

Notes

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  1. ^ Vainieri's endorsement was voided by the election of Craig Guy as Hudson County Democratic chair.[23]
  2. ^ International and New Jersey State Council
  3. ^ National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees District 1199J
  4. ^ Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Locals 641, 2906, and 3082
  5. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  6. ^ Poll commissioned by Laborers' International Union of North America, an organization that endorsed Sherrill
  7. ^ Poll commissioned by the Sherill Campaign
  8. ^ The next campaign finance filing reports are due on January 15, 2025.
  9. ^ a b Campaign finance reports according to the Federal Election Commission.
  10. ^ There are currently no campaign finance reports for Ed Durr.

Partisan clients

  1. ^ Poll commissioned by One New Jersey United, a pro-Baraka Super PAC
  2. ^ Poll commissioned by Principled Veterans Fund, which the New Jersey Globe says "has connections" to Sherrill[71]
  3. ^ Poll commissioned by Kitchen Table Conservatives, a pro-Ciattarelli, anti-Spadea super PAC.[106]

References

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