Democrat Mikie Sherrill is projected to win the New Jersey gubernatorial election against Republican Jack Ciattarelli. As of 9:30 p.m. with 63% of the expected vote reporting, Sherrill holds more than a 14-point lead -- 57.0% to 42.4%.

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Dale Caldwell is the fourth lieutenant governor (and third African American to serve in that role) in New Jersey history.

Ms. Sherrill, a Democrat, will be the second woman to serve as governor of New Jersey. The first, Christine Todd Whitman, a onetime Republican, endorsed Ms. Sherrill.

Mikie Sherrill says she believes she has a mandate as New Jersey's governor-elect to fulfill campaign promises of making the state more affordable

A higher turnout played a role, analysts say. And polls that got less attention predicted a wider margin of victory. And there's the Trump effect.

Representative Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, defeated her Republican opponent, Jack Ciattarelli, by 13 points as voter turnout surged.

Sherrill touts "mandate" after winning New Jersey governor's seat. An expert explains what it means. Mikie Sherrill sat in what in a few months will become her office for a meeting Wednesday morning with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.

CNN News Central’s John Berman talks with NJ Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill about her historic garden state victory.