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%.

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.

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.

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.

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

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Democrat Mikie Sherrill, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a former Naval helicopter pilot, is set to be the next governor of New Jersey, CBS News projects, after she defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli in a close race that turned ugly at times.