"I have a different kind of background, so I’ll be a different kind of governor," Sherrill told voters in October in her opening remarks ahead of her second gubernatorial debate.

New Jersey Republicans are trying to ride the coattails of Donald Trump’s 2024 electoral momentum, with gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli courting voters in a key — and traditionally Democratic...

Sherrill, a 53-year-old former Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor, will become just the second woman governor in the state’s 238-year history.