(JEWISH VOICE NEWS)Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill are virtually tied in the New Jersey governor’s race, separated by less than a single percentage point in the latest polling, The New York Post reported.
The new Atlas Intel survey released Saturday shows Sherrill with 50.2% to Ciattarelli’s 49.3% — well within the margin of error and the closest the race has been yet, according to the Post. The results come as both campaigns enter the final stretch of one of the most closely watched statewide contests of the year.
As the Post noted, the poll continues a trend of tightening numbers, following an Emerson College survey released Thursday that had Sherrill up just 50% to 48%, and another from InsiderAdvantage/Trafalgar Group last month showing an identical one-point gap.
Ciattarelli, who narrowly lost to Gov. Phil Murphy in 2021 by a 51% to 48% margin, is making up ground thanks to strong support among men and near-unanimous backing from Donald Trump voters — winning 99% of that bloc, the Post reported.
While Sherrill continues to dominate among women and Kamala Harris supporters, leading that group 96% to 3%, the latest numbers signal a dead heat heading into Election Day — a stunning turnaround for Ciattarelli in a state that leans heavily Democratic.
