New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D) leads Republican Jack Ciattarelli by 5 points in the state’s gubernatorial race, according to a new Rutgers University-Eagleton poll released on Thursday.
Fifty percent of likely voters in the state said they would vote for Sherrill if the election were held on Thursday, while Ciattarelli trailed at 45 percent. Another 3 percent said they would vote for neither or someone else and 2 percent said they were unsure.
The poll also found that President Trump is proving to be a significant factor in the race, with 52 percent of voters calling him a “major factor.” Fourteen percent said he is a “minor factor” and 34 percent said he is not a factor at all. Trump has endorsed Ciattarelli and has publicly touted him while attacking Sherrill.
Voters were split when they were asked about what they believed the outcome of the race would be. Forty-three percent said they thought Sherrill would win, while 42 percent said the same about Ciattarelli. Fifteen percent said they were unsure.
With Election Day less than two weeks away, most polling has shown a tightening race. The polling average from The Hill’s partners at Decision Desk HQ shows Sherrill leading Ciattarelli, 48.6 to 44.6 percent.
The Rutgers-Eagleton poll was conducted Oct. 3 to 17 among 795 likely voters. The margin of error was 4.7 percentage points.
