The race to become the next governor of New Jersey heated up on Tuesday as voters hit the polls for the major parties' respective primaries. With Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy term-limited, six Democrats and five Republicans are now vying for the state's top job in a race that could shape the future of the Garden State.

US Rep. and former prosecutor and Navy helicopter pilot Mikie Sherrill will be the state’s Democratic nominee for governor in November after defeating five Dem opponents in Tuesday’s

Democrats will choose a nominee for New Jersey governor from among six prominent candidates, including two big-city mayors, two members of Congress and two union leaders. With a redesigned ballot intended to give all candidates a fair shot, it is the first race in decades that was not largely predetermined by local party leaders. Read more

In the race for three seats on the Bergen County Board of Commissioners, party-backed candidates on both sides have successfully fended off slates of

Few issues were reported at the polls as Democrats and Republicans choose their nominees to succeed Gov. Phil Murphy.

Rep. Mikie Sherrill enters the Democratic contest for governor with several key advantages, but uncertainty looms.

Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide their party's nominees in several key races, including for governor, Assembly and Atlantic City mayor.

A hotly contested battle for the Democratic nomination for governor will come to a close on Tuesday as voters head to the polls in the Garden State.