Jack Ciattarelli neck and neck with Mikie Sherrill in NJ governor race: poll

Republican New Jersey gubernatorial hopeful Jack Ciattarelli is running neck and neck against Rep. Mikie Sherrill in the high-stakes race — after making rapid gains in polling over recent weeks, according to a fresh poll.

Sherrill narrowly edged out Ciattarelli 48.1% to 45.8% among likely voters, which is within the margin of error, marking a dramatic dip from the 10-point lead the congresswoman had in a Labor Day survey, a Quantus Insights Poll found.

The stunning poll shows Ciattarelli dominating with Independent voters 51% to 38% and that voters across the board want a change (76%).

For much of the race, Sherrill had a commanding lead over Ciattarelli in most polling.

However, Quantus’ latest findings dovetail with a series of polls over recent weeks, including from Emerson College Polling, and an internal poll pegging the race as a dead heat.

Sherrill’s once near-double-digit advantage has since plummeted to a 4.7 percentage point edge in the latest RealClearPolitics polling aggregate.

Notably, the RCP aggregate underestimated Ciattarelli’s support by about five percentage points in the 2021 election.

A separate Fox News poll released Tuesday night, also shows Ciattarelli gaining on his Democrat opponent — with Sherrill up 8 points (50% to 42%) among likely voters.