CBS News: Jack Ciattarelli Wins GOP Primary
Jack Ciattarelli has won the Republican primary election for New Jersey governor, CBS News projects.
This is his third bid for governor. He lost the 2017 Republican primary to then-Lt. Gov. Kim Gaudagno before winning the 2021 Republican primary. He ultimately lost to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy by only a few percentage points.
Murphy is term-limited and cannot run again this year. The winner of the Democratic primary election has not yet been called.
From the AP, with 68% reporting:
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Jack Ciattarelli
GOP
|
233,644 | 67.4% |
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Bill Spadea
GOP
|
76,896 | 22.2% |
|
Jon Bramnick
GOP
|
22,096 | 6.4% |
|
Mario Kranjac
GOP
|
9,438 | 2.7% |
|
Justin Barbera
GOP
|
4,760 | 1.4% |
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Former state legislator Jack Ciattarelli has won the Republican primary for governor in New Jersey with the backing of President Donald Trump, NBC News projects.
Ciattarelli defeated four other Republicans for the nomination, taking advantage of the president’s endorsement as he made his case to GOP voters that he is the Trump ally best positioned to win the Democratic-leaning state in November. Ciattarelli came close to defeating Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy in 2021.
