President Trump has loomed over the race for New Jersey governor. The Republican, Jack Ciattarelli, has run for the seat twice before, but this time he has the president’s endorsement. The Democrat, Representative Mikie Sherrill, has made opposition to Mr. Trump a focus of her campaign.

President Donald Trump’s lackluster approval ratings may have cost Republicans’ chances on Election Day, according to CNN’s data analyst Harry Enten.

New Jersey's competitive governor race heats up as Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli eye victory on Election Day, with both campaigns confident about early voting numbers.

New Jersey voters will head to the polls on Nov. 4 to cast ballots in the gubernatorial and local races. Early voting has closed so New Jersey residents will now turn to Election Day to cast their vote. Polls will open statewide on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

In his first Truth Social post commenting on the election results, Trump suggested that the reasons why Democrats won is because he was not on the ballot and because of the government shutdown. Trump has repeatedly blamed Democrats for the shutdown despite Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and the White House.

Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says the party needs to address high electric bills, healthcare costs and housing affordability to win voters.

A preliminary exit poll analysis by ABC News shed more light on the turnout in the New Jersey governor's race. Over half of independents support Democrat Mikie Sherrill and she had the support of roughly 6 in 10 New Jersey female voters, according to preliminary exit poll data.