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11-06-2025
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New Jersey primaries: Trump-backed Ciattarelli wins GOP nod; Sherrill wins Dem nomination
New Jersey primaries: Trump-backed Ciattarelli wins GOP nod; Sherrill wins Dem nomination Show Caption Hide Caption Newark mayor Ras Baraka sues over arrest at ICE facility Newark mayor Ras Baraka announced he's suing two federal officials who he allege ordered his arrest at an ICE facility in New Jersey. One in a pair of states with a gubernatorial race this year, New Jersey hosted the more competitive of the two primaries Tuesday night. Five Republicans and six Democrats vied to represent their party in the November general election. Yet, despite the crowded fields, both races were called within an hour of polls closing. Jack Ciattarelli, who had President Donald Trump's backing, walked away with the win among Republicans, and Rep. Mikie Sherrill came out victorious against her fellow Democrats. Ciattarelli has run in the last two gubernatorial races in New Jersey, coming in 3 points behind current Gov. Phil Murphy in 2021. The outcome between Ciattarelli and Sherrill is highly anticipated even beyond the Garden State, as a potential national bellwether ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. New Jersey voters have picked their nominees for governor. Now, attention turns south to Virginia. The commonwealth will host their primaries the following week on June 17. But unlike New Jersey, there won't be much jostling for a spot at the top of the ticket. Only two of the six statewide primary races are competitive this year, both on the Democratic side. In the governor's race, Democrat Abigail Spanberger and Republican Winsome Earle-Sears have each had their party's nomination since April. -- Savannah Kuchar EMILY's List, a group focused on electing Democratic women to office, endorsed Sherrill in the primaries and celebrated her win Tuesday. 'This is a time for tough leaders, and Mikie Sherrill is as tough as they come,' EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler said in a statement, adding, 'At EMILYs List we are proud to have stood with Mikie since her first campaign, and we're thrilled to support her all the way to victory in November.' Sherrill is now one of two women representing the Democratic ticket for governor in 2025, along with former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, who locked her nomination in Virginia back in April. The pair began their congressional careers the same year in 2019 and share a more moderate reputation. The Democratic National Committee, who did not endorse a candidate in the New Jersey primary, also congratulated Sherrill. 'The DNC is all hands on deck to ensure the Governor's office and Assembly remain blue in November,' DNC Chair Ken Martin said in a statement. 'We will do everything in our power to unite the party and defeat Republican extremists like Jack Ciattarelli.' -- Savannah Kuchar Shortly after Ciattarelli clinched the Republican nomination for governor, the Democratic Governors Association released a statement bashing the former state legislator over his endorsement from the president. 'Ciattarelli's about-face to unequivocally embrace Donald Trump and his refusal to stand up to his party's extreme, costly, and unpopular agenda are too extreme for New Jersey,' said DGA Senior Communications Advisor Izzi Levy. 'Between now and November, we will make sure voters remember why they rejected his last two statewide bids.' Ciattarelli is a previous Trump critic turned presidential endorsee. In 2015, he called Trump a GOP 'charlatan.' This year, in Ciattarelli's third run for governor, Trump offered his full vocal support, including in a telephone rally with voters. Republican State Leadership Committee President Edith Jorge-Tuñón congratulated Ciattarelli in a statement Tuesday evening, and said, 'With New Jersey Republicans rallying around Jack Ciattarelli, we are well positioned to hold Democrats accountable for their poor record and work to deliver the real change that has been promised.' -- Savannah Kuchar Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy pilot and federal prosecutor, has won the Democratic nomination for New Jersey governor, according to projections from The Washington Post and the Associated Press She beat out five party competitors, in what was the most competitive gubernatorial primary this year. Sherrill is will face Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the November general. -- Savannah Kuchar Jack Ciattarelli won the GOP nomination in New Jersey's 2025 gubernatorial election, as results from the primary trickle in. The race was called by the Washington Post and Associated Press shortly after polls closed. He earned Trump's backing in May and came into Election Day with a strong frontrunner status. Ciattarelli previously served as a member of the New Jersey general assembly and has run two prior campaigns for governor. In 2021, he came within 3 points of unseating current Gov. Phil Murphy, who is now term limited. – Savannah Kuchar More: Trump-backed candidate wins Republican nomination in New Jersey governor's race Polls are now closed in New Jersey's 2025 primaries. Results are expected later this evening and will determine both parties' nominees for governor. Republicans may have their nominee sooner, with former state assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli polling well ahead of his GOP competitors. -- Savannah Kuchar Polls will close in New Jersey at 8 p.m. ET on June 10. Once voting is over, New Jersey Republicans and Democrats alike will wait to learn who their official nominee for governor is in 2025. Those nominees face off later this year on November 4. – Savannah Kuchar New Jersey is one of two states with a gubernatorial race in 2025, along with Virginia. Both states typically hold their state elections in off years, between presidential and mid-term elections. This year, they are widely viewed as the first real temperature check on voters' moods and key issues since November 2024. Following the June 10 primaries in New Jersey, Virginia will host theirs June 17. While New Jersey has a crowded field of candidates vying for the governor's mansion on both sides of the aisle, Virginia's top of ticket race has been set since April. Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, will face Virginia's Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears this fall. – Savannah Kuchar One area where Democrats vying to be New Jersey's next governor seem to agree are opposing President Trump's response to the anti-ICE demonstrations in California. The president's move to deploy Marines and the National Guard has sparked arguably the most significant showdown with a Democratic governor since his return to the White House. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, for example, filed an emergency motion seeking to limit the use of troops. On the New Jersey campaign trail, Sherrill and Gottheimer condemned Trump and defended Newsom's actions, according to Fox News. Baraka, as has been mentioned, has already made headlines after being detained outside an ICE facility last month. He has filed suit against the U.S. Attorney in New Jersey, claiming it was 'false arrest, malicious prosecution and defamation." New Jersey Education Association President Sean Spiller, one of the longshot contenders, said in a June 9 post on X that if elected he wouldn't 'bend down' to Trump's tactics. 'What's happening in the streets of (Los Angeles) is not normal and we shouldn't act like it is,' Spiller said. 'From ICE tearing apart families to the President sending out the National Guard -- over the objection of the Governor -- and now apparently contemplating deploying Marines on our people - we have to stand up in solidarity and defend our democracy.' — Phillip M. Bailey Trump has owned property in Bedminster, New Jersey, since 2002. However, the president is not expected to vote in the Garden State's election. In the 2024 presidential election, Trump cast a ballot for himself from Palm Beach, part of Florida's 22nd Congressional District. USA TODAY has reached out to the White House to confirm Trump is still registered to vote in the Sunshine State. A recent inspection at Trump's ritzy golf club, located on 500-plus-acres in central New Jersey, found more than a dozen health code violations. According to a May 6 report, raw meat was improperly refrigerated, some handwashing stations lacked soap and the person in charge failed to "demonstrate knowledge of food safety." -- Savannah Kuchar and Zachary Schermele One political figure you'd think would have a lot to say about picking the Garden State's next leader is Republican Chris Christie, whose brash-style pre-dated the Trump era. The verbose former governor, who led New Jersey from 2010-2018 and twice ran for president unsuccessfully, hasn't endorsed anyone in this year's contest. He also was quiet across his socials as voters flocked to the polls Tuesday. Asked last week if he planned to support anyone, Christie told The Star-Ledger: 'I haven't decided yet.' Christie mentioned having a 'great working relationship' with Brammick, a Republican state legislator, but he mostly warned the GOP that independents -- who will be critical in the fall for any Republican -- may sour on Trump by the fall. 'If those independents have become disenchanted with what's happening in Washington under Donald Trump, that will put a significant headwind onto Republicans,' he said. — Phillip M. Bailey Rep. Mikie Sherrill is the frontrunner coming into Tuesday evening. In a May poll by Emerson College and The Hill, Sherrill was ahead with 28% of voters' support. She faces Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, and fellow member of Congress Josh Gottheimer, all of whom were sitting at 11% support in last month's poll. New Jersey Education Association President Sean Spiller and former state Sen. President Steve Sweeney are also in the running. -- Savannah Kuchar This race is particularly important for national Democrats because it will be the first major competitive primary since their shattering defeat in the 2024 presidential race. A poll conducted by Emerson College in May found among registered Democratic voters, Sherrill had a solid lead with 28%, but another 24% were undecided. In the last weeks of the race she has faced attack ads for accepting donations linked from a corporate PAC tied to SpaceX, which is owned by Trump 'frienemy' Elon Musk. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has pitched himself as the candidate most willing to take on Trump. He was thrust into the national spotlight in May after a confrontation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a federal facility But if electability remains a worry then N.J. Democrats may bet on a safer choice such as U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, who co-founded a bipartisan group dubbed the "Problem Solvers Caucus" that tries to sniff out consensus in Congress. Others in the race, such as Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, are looking for an opening, too. He's been running as a 'pragmatic progressive' for voters fed up with the state's political machine. — Phillip M. Bailey Current New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, is term-limited and cannot run again in this year's race. Murphy has served as top official in the state since 2018 and will conclude his second consecutive term next January. His absence from the race leaves the contest wide open for either party to claim the governor's mansion. The president first announced his support for Ciattarelli in a Truth Social post on May 12. 'Jack Ciattarelli is a terrific America First Candidate running to be the next Governor of a State that I love, NEW JERSEY!' Trump wrote. 'Jack, who after getting to know and understand MAGA, has gone ALL IN, and is now 100%' The two have not always been the best of buds publicly. In 2015, Ciattarelli called Trump a "charlatan." Then in his second campaign for governor in 2021, he kept the then-former president at arm's length. Bygones appear to be bygones, though. Trump told voters in a telephone rally on June 2 Ciattarelli "is the most experienced and battle-tested" candidate.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
New Jersey primaries: Trump-backed Ciattarelli wins GOP nod; Sherrill wins Dem nomination
One in a pair of states with a gubernatorial race this year, New Jersey hosted the more competitive of the two primaries Tuesday night. Five Republicans and six Democrats vied to represent their party in the November general election. Yet, despite the crowded fields, both races were called within an hour of polls closing. Jack Ciattarelli, who had President Donald Trump's backing, walked away with the win among Republicans, and Rep. Mikie Sherrill came out victorious against her fellow Democrats. Ciattarelli has run in the last two gubernatorial races in New Jersey, coming in 3 points behind current Gov. Phil Murphy in 2021. The outcome between Ciattarelli and Sherrill is highly anticipated even beyond the Garden State, as a potential national bellwether ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. New Jersey voters have picked their nominees for governor. Now, attention turns south to Virginia. The commonwealth will host their primaries the following week on June 17. But unlike New Jersey, there won't be much jostling for a spot at the top of the ticket. Only two of the six statewide primary races are competitive this year, both on the Democratic side. In the governor's race, Democrat Abigail Spanberger and Republican Winsome Earle-Sears have each had their party's nomination since April. -- Savannah Kuchar EMILY's List, a group focused on electing Democratic women to office, endorsed Sherrill in the primaries and celebrated her win Tuesday. 'This is a time for tough leaders, and Mikie Sherrill is as tough as they come,' EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler said in a statement, adding, 'At EMILYs List we are proud to have stood with Mikie since her first campaign, and we're thrilled to support her all the way to victory in November.' Sherrill is now one of two women representing the Democratic ticket for governor in 2025, along with former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, who locked her nomination in Virginia back in April. The pair began their congressional careers the same year in 2019 and share a more moderate reputation. The Democratic National Committee, who did not endorse a candidate in the New Jersey primary, also congratulated Sherrill. 'The DNC is all hands on deck to ensure the Governor's office and Assembly remain blue in November,' DNC Chair Ken Martin said in a statement. 'We will do everything in our power to unite the party and defeat Republican extremists like Jack Ciattarelli.' -- Savannah Kuchar Shortly after Ciattarelli clinched the Republican nomination for governor, the Democratic Governors Association released a statement bashing the former state legislator over his endorsement from the president. 'Ciattarelli's about-face to unequivocally embrace Donald Trump and his refusal to stand up to his party's extreme, costly, and unpopular agenda are too extreme for New Jersey,' said DGA Senior Communications Advisor Izzi Levy. 'Between now and November, we will make sure voters remember why they rejected his last two statewide bids.' Ciattarelli is a previous Trump critic turned presidential endorsee. In 2015, he called Trump a GOP 'charlatan.' This year, in Ciattarelli's third run for governor, Trump offered his full vocal support, including in a telephone rally with voters. Republican State Leadership Committee President Edith Jorge-Tuñón congratulated Ciattarelli in a statement Tuesday evening, and said, 'With New Jersey Republicans rallying around Jack Ciattarelli, we are well positioned to hold Democrats accountable for their poor record and work to deliver the real change that has been promised.' -- Savannah Kuchar Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy pilot and federal prosecutor, has won the Democratic nomination for New Jersey governor, according to projections from The Washington Post and the Associated Press She beat out five party competitors, in what was the most competitive gubernatorial primary this year. Sherrill is will face Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the November general. -- Savannah Kuchar Jack Ciattarelli won the GOP nomination in New Jersey's 2025 gubernatorial election, as results from the primary trickle in. The race was called by the Washington Post and Associated Press shortly after polls closed. He earned Trump's backing in May and came into Election Day with a strong frontrunner status. Ciattarelli previously served as a member of the New Jersey general assembly and has run two prior campaigns for governor. In 2021, he came within 3 points of unseating current Gov. Phil Murphy, who is now term limited. – Savannah Kuchar More: Trump-backed candidate wins Republican nomination in New Jersey governor's race Polls are now closed in New Jersey's 2025 primaries. Results are expected later this evening and will determine both parties' nominees for governor. Republicans may have their nominee sooner, with former state assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli polling well ahead of his GOP competitors. -- Savannah Kuchar Polls will close in New Jersey at 8 p.m. ET on June 10. Once voting is over, New Jersey Republicans and Democrats alike will wait to learn who their official nominee for governor is in 2025. Those nominees face off later this year on November 4. – Savannah Kuchar New Jersey is one of two states with a gubernatorial race in 2025, along with Virginia. Both states typically hold their state elections in off years, between presidential and mid-term elections. This year, they are widely viewed as the first real temperature check on voters' moods and key issues since November 2024. Following the June 10 primaries in New Jersey, Virginia will host theirs June 17. While New Jersey has a crowded field of candidates vying for the governor's mansion on both sides of the aisle, Virginia's top of ticket race has been set since April. Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, will face Virginia's Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears this fall. – Savannah Kuchar One area where Democrats vying to be New Jersey's next governor seem to agree are opposing President Trump's response to the anti-ICE demonstrations in California. The president's move to deploy Marines and the National Guard has sparked arguably the most significant showdown with a Democratic governor since his return to the White House. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, for example, filed an emergency motion seeking to limit the use of troops. On the New Jersey campaign trail, Sherrill and Gottheimer condemned Trump and defended Newsom's actions, according to Fox News. Baraka, as has been mentioned, has already made headlines after being detained outside an ICE facility last month. He has filed suit against the U.S. Attorney in New Jersey, claiming it was 'false arrest, malicious prosecution and defamation." New Jersey Education Association President Sean Spiller, one of the longshot contenders, said in a June 9 post on X that if elected he wouldn't 'bend down' to Trump's tactics. 'What's happening in the streets of (Los Angeles) is not normal and we shouldn't act like it is,' Spiller said. 'From ICE tearing apart families to the President sending out the National Guard -- over the objection of the Governor -- and now apparently contemplating deploying Marines on our people - we have to stand up in solidarity and defend our democracy.' — Phillip M. Bailey Trump has owned property in Bedminster, New Jersey, since 2002. However, the president is not expected to vote in the Garden State's election. In the 2024 presidential election, Trump cast a ballot for himself from Palm Beach, part of Florida's 22nd Congressional District. USA TODAY has reached out to the White House to confirm Trump is still registered to vote in the Sunshine State. A recent inspection at Trump's ritzy golf club, located on 500-plus-acres in central New Jersey, found more than a dozen health code violations. According to a May 6 report, raw meat was improperly refrigerated, some handwashing stations lacked soap and the person in charge failed to "demonstrate knowledge of food safety." -- Savannah Kuchar and Zachary Schermele One political figure you'd think would have a lot to say about picking the Garden State's next leader is Republican Chris Christie, whose brash-style pre-dated the Trump era. The verbose former governor, who led New Jersey from 2010-2018 and twice ran for president unsuccessfully, hasn't endorsed anyone in this year's contest. He also was quiet across his socials as voters flocked to the polls Tuesday. Asked last week if he planned to support anyone, Christie told The Star-Ledger: 'I haven't decided yet.' Christie mentioned having a 'great working relationship' with Brammick, a Republican state legislator, but he mostly warned the GOP that independents -- who will be critical in the fall for any Republican -- may sour on Trump by the fall. 'If those independents have become disenchanted with what's happening in Washington under Donald Trump, that will put a significant headwind onto Republicans,' he said. — Phillip M. Bailey Rep. Mikie Sherrill is the frontrunner coming into Tuesday evening. In a May poll by Emerson College and The Hill, Sherrill was ahead with 28% of voters' support. She faces Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, and fellow member of Congress Josh Gottheimer, all of whom were sitting at 11% support in last month's poll. New Jersey Education Association President Sean Spiller and former state Sen. President Steve Sweeney are also in the running. -- Savannah Kuchar This race is particularly important for national Democrats because it will be the first major competitive primary since their shattering defeat in the 2024 presidential race. A poll conducted by Emerson College in May found among registered Democratic voters, Sherrill had a solid lead with 28%, but another 24% were undecided. In the last weeks of the race she has faced attack ads for accepting donations linked from a corporate PAC tied to SpaceX, which is owned by Trump 'frienemy' Elon Musk. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has pitched himself as the candidate most willing to take on Trump. He was thrust into the national spotlight in May after a confrontation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a federal facility But if electability remains a worry then N.J. Democrats may bet on a safer choice such as U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, who co-founded a bipartisan group dubbed the "Problem Solvers Caucus" that tries to sniff out consensus in Congress. Others in the race, such as Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, are looking for an opening, too. He's been running as a 'pragmatic progressive' for voters fed up with the state's political machine. — Phillip M. Bailey Current New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, is term-limited and cannot run again in this year's race. Murphy has served as top official in the state since 2018 and will conclude his second consecutive term next January. His absence from the race leaves the contest wide open for either party to claim the governor's mansion. The president first announced his support for Ciattarelli in a Truth Social post on May 12. 'Jack Ciattarelli is a terrific America First Candidate running to be the next Governor of a State that I love, NEW JERSEY!' Trump wrote. 'Jack, who after getting to know and understand MAGA, has gone ALL IN, and is now 100%' The two have not always been the best of buds publicly. In 2015, Ciattarelli called Trump a "charlatan." Then in his second campaign for governor in 2021, he kept the then-former president at arm's length. Bygones appear to be bygones, though. Trump told voters in a telephone rally on June 2 Ciattarelli "is the most experienced and battle-tested" candidate. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Recap: Ciattarelli, Sherill wins nominations for governor in NJ
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Abortion rights group to target Huizenga, Barrett and James in 2026 midterms
A sign at the Michigan Pride rally in Lansing on June 26, 2022. | Photo by Laina G. Stebbins EMILYs List plans to target three Republican members of the U.S. House from Michigan in the 2026 midterms. The group, which backs women candidates who support abortion rights, announced Wednesday that U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland), Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte) and John James (R-Shelby Twp.) are key targets for Democrats to flip. They are among 46 House Republicans being targeted nationwide, with EMILYs List president Jessica Mackler saying in a statement that the group will be 'putting their extremism on blast.' A press release points to the three members' support of the short-term spending plan passed by House Republicans, which the group says could undermine health care for more than 100,000 constituents in each member's district, as well as the fact that all three have previously been endorsed by President Donald Trump. Additionally, the group noted all three lawmakers voted in January for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, a bill they say would penalize doctors for providing life-saving care. Sara Spain, a spokesperson for EMILYs List, said that people are currently 'feeling a lot of pain.' 'It's very clear that American people are really looking for leaders who are coming from their communities, who are understanding the struggles and aren't going to be this rubber stamp for Trump's Project 2025 extremism to kind of help us out of the crisis that we're facing,' Spain said. The efforts go beyond advertising, Spain said, as EMILYs List works to recruit candidates to challenge the incumbent Republicans. 'Something EMILYs List really prioritizes, especially in races like these that are key flips, is doing everything we can to meet voters in a unique way,' Spain said. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Los Angeles Times
26-03-2025
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
Democrats target four California GOP members of Congress in effort to retake control of the House
Four California Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are on the target list of a liberal Democratic group preparing for the 2026 election, another indication of how pivotal the state's congressional races will be in determining control of Congress. EMILYs List, a group dedicated to electing Democratic women who support access to abortion, announced Wednesday morning that four Republicans in the state were put on its list of 46 'on notice' GOP members of Congress. The liberal group said that Reps. Kevin Kiley of Rocklin, David Valadao of Hanford, Young Kim of Anaheim Hills and Ken Calvert of Corona have wholeheartedly supported President Trump and billionaire Elon Musk's agenda, and that flipping their districts is crucial to Democratic efforts to take power in the House. 'People all across the country are feeling the pain. The chaos and cruelty has no bounds — from slash-and-burn cuts to critical programs for veterans and farmers, to voting to strip millions of health care, to their continued assault on our fundamental rights and freedoms,' said EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler. 'In 2026, we must take back the majority in the U.S. House to create a federal check on Donald Trump.' California, Pennsylvania and Florida have the most Republicans on the group's target list. A dozen of the state's members of Congress are on the nonpartisan Cook Political Report's list of competitive races, easily the most of any state in the nation. The state's importance in the midterms is due to several reasons. Even after losing a congressional seat earlier this decade after the U.S. census, California still has the largest congressional delegation in the nation with 52 members. The state's voters also took the drawing of congressional district boundaries out of the hands of state legislators and created a panel of Republicans, Democrats and nonpartisans to shape district lines, in an effort to end gerrymandering and create more competitive races. The state's congressional races have been a mixed bag in recent cycles. Republicans were shellacked in 2018 but picked up seats in 2020 and 2022 that helped former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) briefly become speaker of the House. But last year, while the GOP outperformed expectations in much of the country, three of its incumbents in California lost, which state Republican leaders blamed on the tightness of the districts as well as strong funding from Democratic leaders and donors. And Republicans will probably face headwinds next year because the party that controls the White House often sees setbacks in the congressional elections two years later. 'Next November … in the House, we have seats to win back, incumbents to defend and more pickup opportunities to play in,' former state GOP Chair Jessica Millan Patterson told reporters at the party's convention in Sacramento this month. 'The road to the House majority will once again come right through California.'
