June 9, 2021
8:24 am
Former state Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli won the Republican nomination June 8 to take on Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy come Nov. 2.
The 59-year-old accountant shook off two pro-Trump candidates in the primary: engineer Hirsh Singh and pastor Philip Rizzo, campaigning on a more moderate conservative agenda.
No Democrat governor in New Jersey has won a second term since 1977. And despite record-high polls during the pandemic, Murphy’s voter approval has slid to pre-pandemic levels as COVID-19 makes its way to the rear-view mirror. Voters have increasingly voiced concerns about more run-of-the-mill issues such as taxes.
Former state Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli declares victory on Tuesday evening in Somerset. – DANIEL J. MUNOZ
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