As Virginia and New Jersey prepare for their gubernatorial elections, Democratic candidates Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill have secured their party nominations. Spanberger leads in fundraising against Republican Winsome Earle-Sears, while Sherrill faces Jack Ciattarelli, who has Trump's endorsement. Both races are seen as critical tests of voter sentiment post-Trump's second term.
Virginia and New Jersey are the only states holding gubernatorial elections in 2025, making these races significant indicators of voter sentiment following the recent presidential election. Both states have seen shifts in political dynamics, with Democrats aiming to maintain control amid rising Republican enthusiasm.
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Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
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Giacchino Michael "Jack" Ciattarelli is an American politician and businessman. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2011 to 2018, representing the 16th legislative district.
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Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill ( MY-kee SHERR-əl; born January 19, 1972) is an American politician, former naval officer, and former federal prosecutor who is the governor-elect of New Jersey. A member of the Democratic Party, she defeated Republican.
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New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania;
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Philip Dunton Murphy is an American financier, diplomat and politician serving as the 56th Governor of New Jersey since January 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he defeated then Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno in the 2017 gubernatorial election.
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Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The state's capital is Richmond and its most populous city is Virgini
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Ghazala Firdous Hashmi is an Indian-born American politician and former academic administrator and educator. A Democrat, Hashmi represents the 10th district in the Senate of Virginia; she is the first Muslim woman elected to the body.
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Ras Jua Baraka is an American educator, author, and politician who is the 40th and current Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. He was previously a member of the Municipal Council of Newark and the principal of the city's Central High School until he took an inde
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Abigail Anne Davis Spanberger ( SPAN-bur-gər; née Davis; born August 7, 1979) is an American politician and former intelligence officer who is the governor-elect of Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, she served from 2019 to 2025 as the U.S. rep
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The United States of America, commonly known as the United States or America, is a country mostly located in central North America, between Canada and Mexico.
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Jason Stuart Miyares is an American lawyer and politician from Virginia. A Republican, he was elected a member of the Virginia House of Delegates on November 3, 2015. He currently represents the 82nd district which encompasses part of Virginia Beach. When
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The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with its main rival, the Republican Party.
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Steven Michael Fulop (born February 28, 1977) is an American politician serving as the 49th mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was formerly the Councilman for Jersey City's Ward E. from 2005 to 2013.
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South Carolina is a state in the Southeastern United States and the easternmost of the Deep South. It is bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the southwest by Georgia across the Savannah River.
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Levar Marcus Stoney is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia and the 80th mayor of Richmond, Virginia. He served as the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia from 2014 through 2016, the youngest member of Governor Terry McAuliffe's
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William G. Spadea (born March 25, 1969) is an American businessman and television host from New Jersey, who was the Republican nominee for United States Congress in New Jersey's 12th congressional district in 2004. He was Chairman of the College Republica