U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill won the Democratic primary election for New Jersey governor in 2025, defeating a crowded field of candidates.

And we can probably credit the lack of a county line with the glut of candidates, which boosted turnout. With 93 percent of the vote counted, turnout was 1.24 million, or 19 percent. That’s the highest since at least 1989, when it hit 21 percent. In the last gubernatorial primary without a line — 1981 — turnout was 29 percent.

Rep. Mikie Sherrill enters the Democratic contest for governor with several key advantages, but uncertainty looms.

A total of 24 students from the state's 11th Congressional District have either been appointed to U.S. service academies and will attend one of the service academy preparatory schools or

Democrats believe veterans and former national security officials can help dig them out of the perception that they're weak.