When examined by per capita spending, the state's 2025 governor election was the priciest in the nation's history, data shows.

More than $259 million was spent across the primary and general elections in the battle to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.

New Jersey’s 2025 gubernatorial election set spending records, with $259M poured into the race, ranking among the costliest in U.S. history.

In less than a month, Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill will take office as New Jersey’s 57th governor, having defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli in a victory

Here are the top six New Jersey political storylines to watch as 2026 unfolds and Mikie Sherrill takes over as governor.

How much did Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill and her Republican rival, Jack Ciattarelli, and their supporters spend on the 2025 race to lead New Jersey?

Polling in off-year election cycles is challenging because it’s hard to know who will turn out to vote. This year, the polls significantly overestimated the Republicans in the Virginia and New Jersey governor’s races, which both had particularly high turnout for an off year. In 2021, polls had the opposite problem, as they overestimated Democrats.

Superior Court Judge Noah Franzblau today dismissed a legal challenge in the Parsippany-Troy Hills mayoral election, ruling that former Mayor James R.

New Jersey’s Democrat-led Legislature has advanced a sweeping update to the state’s automatic voter registration system that would expand