NEWARK, New Jersey — Kitchen-table issues are at the center of the New Jersey gubernatorial election, as former state Reps. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) and Jack Ciattarelli (R-NJ) each argue that they have what it takes to address voters’ economic concerns in the most competitive bellwether contest of 2025.

New polling released ahead of next Tuesday’s election shows that this truly is anyone’s race. Sherrill and Ciattarelli must spend the remaining days of their campaigns convincing voters that they can help make life more affordable from the governor’s mansion, as New Jersey residents told the Washington Examiner that the cost of living, particularly energy prices and taxes, was top of mind heading to the polls.