US Rep. and former prosecutor and Navy helicopter pilot Mikie Sherrill will be the state’s Democratic nominee for governor in November after defeating five Dem opponents in Tuesday’s

The race to become the next governor of New Jersey heated up on Tuesday as voters hit the polls for the major parties' respective primaries. With Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy term-limited, six Democrats and five Republicans are now vying for the state's top job in a race that could shape the future of the Garden State.

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

Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide their party's nominees in several key races, including for governor, Assembly and Atlantic City mayor.

A hotly contested battle for the Democratic nomination for governor will come to a close on Tuesday as voters head to the polls in the Garden State.

Hung over from a failed push into offshore wind, Democrats are pitching alternatives while Republicans hope to weaponize rising electricity bills.

NBC's Kristen Welker hosts Leigh Ann Caldwell, Melanie Zanona, Symone Sanders, and Sara Fagen to break down whether Elon Musk will back Democrats after his rift with President Trump and whether the Democratic gubernatorial primary this week could be a test of the Democratic Party's anti-Trump focus -- considering Trump lost New Jersey by a significantly smaller margin in 2024 than he did in 2020.

Steve Fulop was almost done answering questions about his campaign for governor Saturday afternoon when he decided to pose a question of his own.