In the race for governor of New Jersey, Democrat Mikie Sherrill has a six-point lead over Republican Jack Ciattarelli, according to a StimSight Research poll conducted for InsiderNJ.
The poll shows Sherril ahead, 48%-42%, among probable voters.
The poll is consistent with one released last week by Fairleigh Dickinson University that had Sherrill up, 45%-47% and the latest data point in a race that is widely viewed as competitive. The sampling of a Rutgers-Eagleton poll conducted in June, showing Sherrill with a 20-point lead, has been largely debunked.
While the StimSight Research’s Patrick Murray is a veteran pollster, the group that commissioned the survey, InsiderNJ, is owned by Democratic National Committeeman John F.X. Graham, a top fundraiser and bundler for the Sherrill campaign.
More than half of New Jersey voters (54%), said they agree that the Republican Party seems “too concerned with catering to Donald Trump,” with 86% saying Sherrill was most likely to stand up to the president. By a 59%-15% margin, voters said Ciattarelli was most likely to lower taxes. The poll did not ask for favorables on Trump and Gov. Phil Murphy.
Sherrill has favorables of 47%-33%, while Ciattarelli is at 43%-39%. More than one-third of voters (59%) say they would be comfortable with Sherill as governor; 50% indicated they’d be comfortable with Ciattarelli.
The StimSight Research/InsiderNJ poll was conducted July 18-24 with a sample size of 1,108 probable voters and a margin of error of +/- 3/3%.
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