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New Jersey voters are electing their next governor in a race that will reveal whether Democrats still have a grip on a state that has been reliably blue in recent years but has shown signs of shifting toward Republicans.

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.

Democrat Mikie Sherrill is set to be the next governor of New Jersey after she defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli, CBS News projects.

Democrat Mikie Sherrill, a New Jersey lawmaker serving in the US House of Representatives, has won the governor's race in the Garden State. In one of several races that are seen as an indication of the public mood on the Trump administration's policies, Sherill will succeed Democrat Governor Phil Murphy.

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