New Jersey 2025 gubernatorial candidates Republican Jack Ciattarelli, left, and Democrat Mikie Sherrill, right. (Getty Images)
The survey – conducted July 18-24 – had 1% of probable voters saying that they would vote for a third party. Nine percent of respondents were undecided.
New Jersey voters consider affordability and taxes the top issues in this contest. The poll had 53% of respondents say affordability was the top issue and 43% said it was taxes.
Out of those who answered affordability as their main concern, 36% said Sherrill and 34% said Ciattarelli when asked which candidate would best address the problem.
The Republican candidate was overwhelmingly seen as the best candidate to lower taxes: 50% answered Ciattarelli, while 15% said Sherrill.
The poll showed 54% believed Sherrill would be able to provide economic opportunities for New Jersey families, while 49% said the same of Ciattarelli.
Protecting Social Security and Medicare remains a top concern among New Jersey voters, with 30% citing it as part of the broader affordability crisis gripping the state. Just 36% of respondents said they support Trump's "big, beautiful bill," while a majority – 51% of respondents – said they believe it would hurt New Jersey families. Coming in fourth place, "stand up to Trump" was considered the top issue in November's contest by 27% of respondents.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli speaks during an election night event in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. (Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The poll was commissioned by InsiderNJ, which lists Democratic National Committeeman John F.X. Graham as the publisher.
Sherrill, a sitting U.S. congresswoman representing New Jersey’s 11th district, leveraged criticism of Trump and former Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk to emerge from a field of five experienced rivals in the June primary. She is a former Navy helicopter pilot and former federal prosecutor and has held her House seat since 2019.
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Ciattarelli, a Trump-endorsed former state lawmaker and businessman, defeated four rivals to earn the Republican nomination. He ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2021.
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