With less than three months until Election Day, congresswoman and Democratic nominee for governor Mikie Sherrill has a nine-point lead over former state assemblyman and Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli among likely voters in New Jersey, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Forty-four percent say they would vote for Sherrill if the election were being held today, while 35% say they would vote for Ciattarelli, 3% say they would vote for neither or someone else and 17% are unsure. When leaners are included—that is, respondents who first declined to choose but selected a candidate on a follow-up prompt – 47% back Sherrill, and 37% back Ciattarelli; 3% choose neither or someone else, and 12% remain undecided.

Results are from a statewide poll of 1,650 likely voters contacted through the probability-based Rutgers-Eagleton/SSRS Garden State Panel from July 31 to August 11. The sample has a margin of error of +/- 3.7 percentage points.