Democratic candidates Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill lead in Virginia and New Jersey governor races as the government shutdown enters its 27th day.

Former President Donald Trump continues to cast a shadow over the New Jersey contest. The Rutgers-Eagleton poll found that 52 percent of voters saw Trump as a “major factor” in their decision—including 78 percent of Democrats, 38 percent of Republicans, and 42 percent of independents.

Here's our guide to the 2025 election for New Jersey's next governor. Rep. Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli are coming down to the wire.

New Jersey Republicans have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to send election monitors to oversee the handling of mail ballots in a county that is key to the state’s Nov. 4 governor’s race between Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill.

Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic candidate in New Jersey’s gubernatorial race, has received a significant boost from early voting returns, data suggests. Democratic voters outpace Republicans by 2,527 as of October 25, according to state records shared by Michael Pruser.

Former President Barack Obama is heading to Virginia to stump against Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears after previously scolding Black male voters.

Orthodox Jewish leaders across Ocean County unite behind Republican Jack Ciattarelli in historic first for New Jersey politics, forming influential coalition.

A new poll shows Democratic candidate Mikie Sherrill with a multipoint advantage over her Republican rival Jack Ciattarelli in the race to be New Jersey's next governor. According to the A2 Insights online poll of 812 likely voters in the state, 51.4 percent said they would back Sherrill, over 46.5 percent who said they were behind Ciattarelli.