08-05-2025
How 6 Democrats in a Consequential Governor's Race Are Vying to Be Heard
The race for governor of New Jersey features the largest field in decades. The candidates have never been more accomplished or better funded. The results could be a bellwether for midterm congressional elections.
But first, the candidates must figure out how to make themselves heard — over each other and amid a backdrop of unmatched upheaval in Washington.
That's a particular challenge for the Democratic contenders, who include two members of Congress, two big-city mayors and two union leaders.
'To have six Democrats, all who could pretty legitimately have a chance — that's really rare,' said Kristoffer Shields, director of the Eagleton Center on the American Governor at Rutgers University.
