New Jersey governor race: See the Election Day map

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New Jersey voters will choose Tuesday whether to reelect Democratic incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy or unseat him by electing Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli.

If he wins, Murphy will become the first Democrat to be reelected governor in the Garden State since 1977.

Ciattarelli, a former accountant and businessman, has been involved in New Jersey state politics for decades and served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2011 to 2018. He ran for New Jersey governor in 2017 and came in second place in the primary.

For up-to-the-minute results, check out this map after polls close at 8 p.m. ET. App users: click here.

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According to a Monmouth University poll, registered New Jersey voters ranked tax policy as the biggest issue in the race, followed by education, COVID-19, and crime.

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Murphy held a comfortable lead over Ciattarelli leading up to Election Day, according to the most recent polls collected by RealClearPolitics. Murphy’s smallest advantage was six points in an Emerson poll conducted between Oct. 15-18. Other polling shows Murphy with an even larger advantage.

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Third-party candidates in the race include Madelyn Hoffman for the Green Party, Joanne Kuniansky for the Socialist Workers Party, and Gregg Mele for the Libertarian Party.

New Jersey joins Virginia as one of only two states that hold gubernatorial elections during an off-election year.