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OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline April 01, 2021 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 02, 2021 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 2021 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 18, 2022 - 12:00am
Term End January 13, 2026 - 12:00am
ContributorWSNJ
Last ModifiedRBH November 30, 2021 08:28pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Forchion was originally a candidate on the ballot but withdrew on June 15, 2021 and declared himself a write-in candidate following the challenging of his petition signatures.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2017
NamePhilip D. Murphy Votes1,203,110 (56.03%)
Term01/16/2018 - 01/18/2022 Margin303,527 (+14.13%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Feb 28, 2021 NJ Governor - SWP Selection
Joanne S. Kuniansky
SWP 1
Mar 20, 2021 NJ Governor - LBT Convention
Gregg Mele
LBT 30
Apr 01, 2021 NJ Governor - GRE Selection
Madelyn R. Hoffman
G 1
Jun 08, 2021 NJ Governor - R Primary
Jack M. Ciattarelli
R 339,033
Jun 08, 2021 NJ Governor - D Primary
Philip D. Murphy
D 382,984
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
09/09/2019 11/02/2021
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Philip D. Murphy 1 12 11 4
Tossup 1 ------
Leaning Call: Philip D. Murphy (98.67%)
Weighted Call: Philip D. Murphy (99.91%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

05/21/2021 10/31/2021

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Gov. Philip Murphy St. Rep. Jack Ciattarelli Madelyn R. Hoffman Committee Vice Chair Gregg Mele Joanne S. Kuniansky (W) Edward "NJWeedman" Forchion  
PartyDemocratic Republican Green Libertarian Socialist Workers Legalize Marijuana  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 1,339,471 (51.23%) 1,255,185 (48.00%) 8,450 (0.32%) 7,768 (0.30%) 4,012 (0.15%) 0 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -84,286 (-3.22%) -1,331,021 (-50.90%) -1,331,703 (-50.93%) -1,335,459 (-51.07%) -1,339,471 (-51.22%)  
Predict Avg.53.47% 45.86% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Campaign Site] [Campaign Site] [Website] [Campaign Site] [Website]  
Entry Date 10/01/2020 01/13/2020 04/01/2021 01/01/2021 02/28/2021 06/08/2021  
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MATCHUP POLLS (14 from 10 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg49.26%-- 42.83%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Trafalgar Group 
10/29/21-10/31/21		 49.40% -- 45.20% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Fairleigh Dickinson University 
10/23/21-10/28/21		 53.00% 5.0 44.00% 11.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rutgers-Eagleton 
10/21/21-10/27/21		 50.00% -- 42.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Stockton University 
10/16/21-10/27/21		 50.00% 1.0 41.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Monmouth University 
10/21/21-10/25/21		 50.00% 1.0 39.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Emerson College 
10/15/21-10/18/21		 50.00% -- 44.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Avi Schnall 🔗
D samir7243_ATL
  Star-Ledger (NJ)
  International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825
  Probation Association of New Jersey
  Lakewood Vaad
  Environment New Jersey
  Jersey City Police Officers Benevolent Association
  New York Daily News
  State Trooper’s Fraternal Association of New Jersey
D Texas Democrat
  NOW NJ
R Susan Knudsen 🔗
  New Jersey Education Association (NJEA)
R Edward R. McGlynn 🔗
R Anthony "Tony" Vaz 🔗
  NJ State Building & Construction Trades Council
  Planned Parenthood Action Fund
  Bergen County Building & Construction Trades Council
  New Jersey State Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association
  New Jersey Nurses Economic Security Organization
  Laborer's International Union of North America
LBR Old LW
  Associated Builders & Contractors
  New York Post
  New Jersey Outdoor Alliance (NJOA)
  National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
D Tristy100
I Michael Melham 🔗
R Maryland Republican
BEER WSNJ
D Herbert L. Tarbous
Lr Princess Blanding 🔗
N Victor M. Monterrosa, Jr.
D Anthony D. Diaz 🔗
I Veronica Fernandez 🔗
I Charlotte Rose
LBT Peter J. Rohrman 🔗
LBT NJLBT
 

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Justin Maldonado (I)
Oct 05, 2020 - Jun 08, 2021 		David John Winkler (P)
Jan 21, 2021 - Mar 02, 2021

EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
10/13/2021 vs Philip D. Murphy TVAd Attack eng New Jersey Cannot Afford Phil Murphy's Leadership  00:00:30 WSNJ 
10/11/2021 vs Jack M. Ciattarelli Web Only Ad Biography eng Real New Jerseyans react to Jack Ciattarelli's swearing ban  00:00:30 WSNJ 
10/04/2021 Philip D. Murphy vs Jack M. Ciattarelli TVAd Attack eng Opioid  00:00:30 WSNJ 
10/01/2021 vs Jack M. Ciattarelli TVAd Attack eng Repeated  00:00:30 WSNJ 
09/22/2021 vs Philip D. Murphy TVAd Attack eng Failed  00:00:30 WSNJ 
08/25/2021 vs Philip D. Murphy TVAd Attack eng Not a Priority  00:00:30 WSNJ 
08/19/2021 vs Philip D. Murphy TVAd Attack eng Leave Phil Murphy Behind  00:00:30 WSNJ 
08/09/2021 TVAd Attack eng Blame The Heat  00:00:30 WSNJ 
07/06/2021 Jack M. Ciattarelli vs Philip D. Murphy TVAd Attack eng Phil Murphy's Bad Excuses  00:00:30 WSNJ 
06/21/2021 Philip D. Murphy vs Jack M. Ciattarelli TVAd Attack eng Hired  00:00:30 WSNJ 
05/11/2021 Philip D. Murphy TVAd Feel Good eng No Other  00:00:30 WSNJ 
03/25/2021 Jack M. Ciattarelli vs Philip D. Murphy Issue Video Attack eng The Call They DIDN'T WANT YOU TO HEAR!!  00:00:30 WSNJ 
01/26/2021 vs Philip D. Murphy Web Only Ad Attack eng Phil Murphy: Greedy, Corrupt, Out for Himself  00:00:33 WSNJ 
01/06/2021 vs Jack M. Ciattarelli Web Only Ad Attack eng You don’t know Jack  00:00:30 WSNJ 

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 23, 2021 04:35pm News Ciattarelli won all five of New Jersey’s competitive congressional districts  Article WSNJ 
Nov 20, 2021 01:00pm News Murphy lost most of 2021’s key legislative districts  Article WSNJ 
Nov 12, 2021 05:00pm News Ciattarelli concedes, but remains proud of close result  Article WSNJ 
Nov 02, 2021 05:20pm News ACLU, League of Women Voters ask judge to keep [NJ] polls open for 90 more minutes  Article WSNJ 
Nov 02, 2021 10:00am News Ciattarelli working Somerset this morning [NJ]   Article WSNJ 
Nov 02, 2021 06:25am News Ciattarelli Fights to the End, Under the Basilone Statue, in Raritan [NJ]   Article WSNJ 
Oct 29, 2021 04:00pm News Ciattarelli casts his early vote in Hillsborough [NJ]  Article WSNJ 
Oct 26, 2021 12:00pm News Sanders will stump for Murphy this week  Article WSNJ 
Oct 25, 2021 01:50pm News [NJ] Gubernatorial general election spending surpasses $45 million  Article WSNJ 
Oct 25, 2021 01:00pm News At early vote rallies, Ciattarelli and Murphy each warn of disaster  Article WSNJ 
Oct 25, 2021 01:00pm News Nearly 40% of all [NJ] mail-in ballots have been returned  Article WSNJ 
Oct 23, 2021 04:00pm News Murphy, voting in Long Branch [NJ], praises early voting’s debut  Article WSNJ 
Oct 23, 2021 11:00am News Obama, campaigning in Newark, says Murphy’s done N.J. proud  Article WSNJ 
Oct 22, 2021 12:20pm News Democratic pollster says N.J. gubernatorial race could be dead heat  Article WSNJ 
Oct 21, 2021 04:00pm News New poll narrows Murphy lead to six points over Ciattarelli  Article WSNJ 
Oct 21, 2021 03:00pm News Murphy will vote on Saturday in Long Branch [NJ]  Article WSNJ 
Oct 21, 2021 03:00pm News N.J. Right to Life endorses Pappas, sort of backs Ciattarelli  Article WSNJ 
Oct 21, 2021 02:00pm News Murphy hits cap on matching funds  Article WSNJ 
Oct 17, 2021 12:20pm News Six Gannett newspapers back Murphy for governor  Article WSNJ 
Oct 15, 2021 02:00pm News Lakewood [NJ] Vaad will endorse Murphy  Article WSNJ 
Oct 13, 2021 11:00am News [NJ] Gubernatorial debate’s second verse is the same as the first  Article WSNJ 
Oct 07, 2021 09:00pm News The newest member of the Ciattarelli entourage? Murphy’s campaign tracker  Article WSNJ 
Sep 29, 2021 09:00am News Murphy Leads Ciattarelli By 9 Points, New Stockton Poll Ways  Article WSNJ 
Sep 29, 2021 08:00am Perspective Debate Wins and Losses: Murphy Versus Ciattarelli  Article WSNJ 
Sep 22, 2021 12:00pm News Voters trust Murphy on Covid, Ciattarelli on taxes  Article WSNJ 
Sep 22, 2021 12:00pm News Poll: Trump not a ‘driving factor’ in race for N.J. governor  Article WSNJ 
Sep 02, 2021 01:00pm News Abortion is now a front-and-center issue in N.J. gubernatorial campaign  Article WSNJ 
Aug 25, 2021 05:40pm News Ciattarelli launches ad, website targeting ‘serial mistreatment of women under Murphy’  Article WSNJ 
Aug 20, 2021 09:00pm News [NJ] Democrats slam Ciattarelli over claim that children aren’t vulnerable to Covid  Article WSNJ 
Aug 18, 2021 10:00am News Murray says narrow path to Ciattarelli win is based on Covid and that’s ‘largely out of his control’  Article WSNJ 
Aug 17, 2021 01:00pm News Ciattarelli challenges Murphy to an early debate  Article WSNJ 
Aug 13, 2021 06:00pm News Murphy, Ciattarelli each get more than $1 million in matching funds  Article WSNJ 
Aug 06, 2021 10:00am News Ciattarelli slams Murphy on [NJ] school mask mandate  Article WSNJ 
Aug 04, 2021 10:00am News Ciattarelli Invades Bayonne [NJ]  Article WSNJ 
Aug 04, 2021 10:00am News For a second time, [NJ] state trooper’s union endorses Murphy  Article WSNJ 
Jul 30, 2021 10:00am News Murphy gets $1 million more in matching funds  Article WSNJ 
Jul 29, 2021 11:00am News History against Murphy as he seeks second term  Article WSNJ 
Jul 29, 2021 11:00am News Murphy’s new mask recommendation unlikely to impact gubernatorial race  Article WSNJ 
Jul 27, 2021 09:00pm News Ciattarelli says New Jerseyans shouldn’t have to wait till midnight to make a driver license appointment two months in advance  Article WSNJ 
Jul 20, 2021 03:00pm News [NJ] ELEC announces gubernatorial, Lt. Governor debate  Article WSNJ 
Jul 19, 2021 04:35pm News Murphy, Ciattarelli receive additional matching funds as ELEC disperses $2 million  Article WSNJ 
Jul 19, 2021 04:00pm News [NJ] Governor says he won’t divide state on LGBTQ+ issues  Article WSNJ 
Jul 15, 2021 01:00pm News In Break from Dems, Belleville [NJ] Mayor Melham Backing Ciattarelli  Article WSNJ 
Jul 14, 2021 12:00pm News Ciattarelli faces fire after promising to roll back LGBT curricula  Article WSNJ 
Jul 13, 2021 05:00pm News Hudson Democrats charge Ciattarelli attempting to politicize Cuba protests  Article WSNJ 
Jul 12, 2021 09:45am News Murphy, Ciattarelli spar over Haley appearance  Article WSNJ 
Jul 09, 2021 09:00pm News Republican [NJ] mayor endorses Murphy  Article WSNJ 
Jul 09, 2021 11:00am News Presidential hopeful Nikki Haley to fundraise for Ciattarelli Sunday  Article WSNJ 
Jul 08, 2021 12:10pm News Black pastors back Murphy, Oliver for second term  Article WSNJ 
Jun 30, 2021 10:00am News Ciattarelli asks [NJ] ELEC to deny Murphy matching funds over 2017 campaign debt  Article WSNJ 
Jun 30, 2021 09:00am News Bramnick says [NJ] GOP will lose if their only message is ‘simply hating Murphy’  Article WSNJ 
Jun 23, 2021 04:00pm News Murphy, Ciattarelli chat at NJ Business and Industry Association event made in ‘gracious’ spirit, governor says  Article WSNJ 
Jun 22, 2021 03:10pm News Bergen [NJ] Building Trades Council endorses Murphy re-election  Article WSNJ 
Jun 22, 2021 03:00pm News Murphy, Ciattarelli receive first checks under public financing program  Article WSNJ 
Jun 16, 2021 11:00am News Ciattarelli qualifies for general election matching funds  Article WSNJ 
Jun 11, 2021 04:00pm News Ciattarelli says he’ll screen for NJEA endorsement if it’s livestreamed. The union says no  Article WSNJ 
Jun 02, 2021 02:00pm Poll Murphy leads Ciattarelli in Project Ready poll  Article WSNJ 
May 20, 2021 07:00pm News Murphy, Ciattarelli, trade jabs on abortion  Article WSNJ 
May 12, 2021 11:00am News Murphy’s $7.8 million raised accounts for more than half of primary contributions  Article WSNJ 
Mar 30, 2021 09:00am News Murphy, N.J. Democrats bolster campaign team, with Brooklynne Mosley coming to New Jersey  Article WSNJ 
Feb 28, 2021 09:00am News Socialist Workers pick ex-Lautenberg opponent as [NJ] gubernatorial candidate  Article WSNJ 
Feb 15, 2021 05:00pm News Ciattarelli looks to expand outreach to Black voters  Article WSNJ 
Dec 09, 2020 12:00pm News New Jersey tends to elect a new governor in the year a new president takes office  Article WSNJ 

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