Term-limited, current New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, will wrap up eight years in the governor's mansion after the end of this year. Sherrill looks to extend her party's hold on the state's top spot for another four.

Former New Jersey Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli won the Republican primary for governor Tuesday, CBS News projects. Ciattarelli, who President Trump endorsed in May, emerged from a crowded field that included former Englewood Cliffs Mayor Mario Kranjac,

Jack Ciattarelli will win the Republican gubernatorial primary in New Jersey, according to a projection from the CNN Decision Desk. His victory was propelled by President Donald Trump’s endorsement and sets him up for another chance at leading the Garden State after losing narrowly four years ago.

Polls have closed in the crowded and hotly contested primary for New Jersey governor. Six Democrats and five Republicans are running to replace the term-limited Democrat Phil Murphy in an election marked by personal vitriol and dominated on both sides by President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump was greeted by a raucous Newark, New Jersey, crowd as he walked into UFC 316 on Saturday night as his social media feud with Elon Musk continues.

TRENTON -- A company developing an offshore wind power project for New Jersey has filed a request to cancel its plans, citing economic and political headwinds. Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, based in Brooklyn, petitioned the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities on June 4 to terminate its OREC order, or Offshore Renewable Energy Certificates order.

Fifteen Democratic-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to block Republican President Donald Trump's administration from returning thousands of previously seized devices that can be used to convert semiautomatic rifles into weapons that can shoot as quickly as machine guns.

According to the CBS News/YouGov poll, 47 percent of respondents believe the One Big Beautiful Bill will hurt middle-class individuals, while 31 percent think it will benefit them. The poll also found that 54 percent of those surveyed believe the bill will hurt poor people, while 31 percent think it will help them.