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Never estimate the power of President Trump’s endorsement.
The New Jersey Gubernatorial primary results are in!
After receiving President Trump’s endorsement last month, former Republican state Representative Jack Ciattarelli cleared the field in the New Jersey Gubernatorial Republican primary.
Here was Trump’s endorsement statement:
BREAKING:
Saturday, June 7th at 2:46 pmPresident Donald Trump doubles down on his endorsement of Jack Ciattarelli and dispels rumors of additional endorsements pic.twitter.com/8vguuS56TS
— Dawn Fantasia (@DawnFantasia_NJ) June 7, 2025
The race was not even close!
Take a look:
After winning, Ciatrelli stated:
Thank you, New Jersey!
Because of you, we won all 21 counties with a clear and convincing victory.
This campaign has always been about people, not politics — about vision, not division.
Tonight, we celebrate. Tomorrow, we get back to work the only way I know how, with everything I have. All gas, no brakes. Let’s unite, let’s fight, and let’s fix our great state.
New Jersey Gubernatorial Race Set: Ciattarelli vs Sherrill. @MattRooneyNJ explains “Trump is extremely invested in winning in New Jersey this year. He very much thinks of it as a second home.” @SaveJersey pic.twitter.com/yCh5sb43C4
— Rich Zeoli
(@Richzeoli) June 11, 2025
AP had these details to report:
2025’s off-year elections have been rough for Republicans and Trump.
The president went all in on Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court race this spring, backing conservative Brad Schimel, even as polls showed Schimel lagging his Democratic-backed rival. Schimel went on to lose by a whopping 10 points, even after billionaire Elon Musk and groups he backed poured $21 million into the race.
This time, Trump’s chosen candidate, Republican front-runner Jack Ciattarelli, easily won the nomination.
“Jack Ciattarelli is a WINNER, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement – HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN,” Trump wrote in a social media post announcing his endorsement last month. “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, ELECT JACK CIATTARELLI!”
After losing in 2021 to term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy by the slimmest of margins, Ciattarelli is hoping his third try for the office will be the charm.
The endorsement was a blow, in particular, to Ciattarelli rival Bill Spadea, a conservative radio host who ran by vowing to enthusiastically back the president’s agenda.
Ciattarelli, he complained in one ad, “did more than disagree with the president. He disrespected him. Me? I’ve been a supporter of President Trump since he came down the escalator.”
He said voters should feel free to flout Trump’s advice: “I’ve disagreed with him in the past. It’s ok for you to disagree with him now.”
MAGA favorite Jack Ciattarelli wins NJ Republican primary for governor https://t.co/cvBG8SuWQg pic.twitter.com/UP2mAO8y7g
— New York Post (@nypost) June 11, 2025
On the Democrat side, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill won her primary with ease.
CNN gave an analysis of the upcoming match-up:
Mikie Sherrill, a four-term Democratic congresswoman, and former Republican state Rep. Jack Ciattarelli have won their parties’ nominations for New Jersey governor.
Tuesday’s results set the stage for one of this year’s two potentially competitive gubernatorial races, along with Virginia, that will serve as a key barometer of President Donald Trump’s job performance and a gauge of the energy in both parties ahead of next year’s midterm elections.
Already, the president has been a central figure in both candidates’ campaigns.
Sherrill, a former Navy helicopter pilot, bested five other candidates who all ran as fighters who would push back on the chaos of Washington. Ciattarelli, who narrowly lost a 2021 bid for governor, won the nomination again with the help of Trump’s endorsement.
Turnout in both races broke records for New Jersey’s gubernatorial primaries.
Historic trends could favor Democrats in November. New Jersey voters have consistently picked the gubernatorial candidate from the party out of power in Washington in recent decades with one exception – incumbent Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy was re-elected in 2021, one year after Joe Biden won the presidency. Murphy is term-limited from seeking another term.
At the same time, New Jersey is among the states that shifted to the right during the 2024 general election. Vice President Kamala Harris won the state by just six percentage points in 2024, four years after Biden won the state by nearly 16 points.
This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport.