New Jersey voters will elect their next governor on Tuesday, as polls point to a tight race between Democratic Representative Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli. Newsweek reached out to the Sherrill and Ciattarelli campaigns for comment via email. New Jersey’s gubernatorial race is a bellwether for the mood of the country ahead of the 2026 midterms. The party outside of the White House typically performs well in these races—that was the case four years ago when Ciattarelli nearly