Sherrill, Ciattarelli make their final push for votes in the race for New Jersey governor

WEST NEW YORK, New Jersey (WABC) — It is down to the wire in the race to become the next governor of New Jersey.

Democratic candidate Mikie Sherrill campaigned in West New York on Sunday, shoring up support with Latinos.

“We have seen a great deal of enthusiasm across the state. It’s been really exciting, including events like this,” Sherrill said.

Some of that enthusiasm emanated from a major rally Saturday night with former President Barack Obama in Newark.

“The numbers in the vote by males in early voting look very, very good. And, you know, having President Obama here last night was kind of icing on the cake,” she said.

Turnout has been overwhelming. Between in-person early voting and mail-in ballots, nearly 1.2 million New Jerseyans have already cast their vote.

“At the end of the day, it’s all decided by the end of 8:00 on Tuesday. But we really like the numbers we see with regard to the VBS vote by mail ballots and the early voting,” Jack Ciattarelli, Republican Candidate NJ Governor, said.

Ciattarelli was joined by Congressman Mike Lawler in Middletown speaking with voters on Sunday.

“People are upset over eight years of Phil Murphy’s failed policies and the very strong impression that my opponent would just be more of the same, only worse,” Ciattarelli said.

He is also criss-crossing the state in a final push for votes.

“I hope the Democrats continue to make the same mistake over the next two days. They’ve been making for the past four months, talking all about Trump and blaming everything on Trump. The people in New Jersey are smarter than that. They want solutions. And that’s exactly what we’ve been giving them every day on the trail,” he argued.

Early voting is over. Polls open at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Election Day.

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