Election Day 2025 is here, with consequential races in New York City, New Jersey, Virginia and a redistricting ballot measure in California.

Democrat Mikie Sherrill is projected to win the New Jersey gubernatorial election against Republican Jack Ciattarelli. As of 9:30 p.m. with 63% of the expected vote reporting, Sherrill holds more than a 14-point lead -- 57.0% to 42.4%.

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.

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.

The elections came as residential electric bills have increased about 10% in the U.S. this year. In New Jersey, bills surged 20%. Renewables such as wind and solar are the cheapest forms of new electricity generation, data show.

The Garden State led the way for political campaign ad spending in 2025 among the marquee races being decided this Election Day, data from AdImpact shows. Roughly $139 million was spent on television,

Here is what is open and closed on Election Day 2025 (11/4/2025), which is a state holiday in New Jersey but not a federal holiday. Election Day is not one of the 11 federal holidays for 2025. The next federal holiday is Veterans Day, which is observed on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Election Day is among the 12 state holidays in New Jersey for 2025.