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Half or more of New Jerseyans say their housing costs aren’t affordable (33% “not very,” 18% “not at all”) and that it is only getting more difficult to pay them (56%), according to a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll conducted in collaboration with the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey.

Clear front-runner among GOP candidates for governor, poll shows | Video | NJ Spotlight News Interview: Ashley Koning, director, Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling

"We still see very large numbers who either have no opinion when it comes to favorability of these candidates or don’t even know who they are. This isn’t necessarily out of the norm,” said Koning said.

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ECPIP director Ashley Koning spoke with NJ Spotlight News about trends in the NJ gubernatorial election, highlighting the highly competitive race among Democratic candidates.

How 6 Democrats in a Consequential Governor’s Race Are Vying to Be Heard

“To have six Democrats, all who could pretty legitimately have a chance — that’s really rare,” said Kristoffer Shields, director of the Rutgers-Eagleton Center on the American Governor.

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The 2025 NJ gubernatorial election is still up for grabs among Democrats, with six candidates vying for the office.

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With about a month to go, New Jersey’s registered voters are largely unaware that a primary election for governor will take place on June 10, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.

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Poll Finds Majority of New Jerseyans Give Negative Ratings to State and National Economy

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According to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll, New Jerseyans are generally negative about the U.S. economy: 41% describe it as “poor,” 39% say “only fair” (up 11 percentage points since November 2024) and 18% “good” (down 9 points); less than 1% say the national economy is doing “excellent.”

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New Jerseyans give subpar ratings to both the state and national economy, though they are more positive about New Jersey than the nation, as a whole, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll in partnership with New Jersey Organization for a Better State political action committee.

Jack Ciattarelli leads GOP race for governor, Democratic race a toss-up, poll says • New Jersey Monitor A new poll shows Jack Ciattarelli leading the GOP race to become N.J.'s next governor, while Democrats remain divided on their six candidates

According to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll, 42% of New Jersey registered Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say they prefer Ciattarelli, with former radio host Bill Spadea trailing as a distant second at 12%.

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In the lead-up to the June gubernatorial primary, former state Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli leads the pack among Republican candidates.

“All of the candidates have made some progress since the fall in terms of voters knowing who they are, but they haven’t made noticeable gains in favorability,” said ECPIP director Ashley Koning.

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With under two months to go until the June primary, Democrat candidates in the NJ gubernatorial race are neck and neck, with 17% of registered Democrats preferring U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, followed by Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop at 12%, and NJ Education Association president Sean Spiller at 10%.

Ciattarelli Leads Republican Pack in Governor Race, While Democratic Side Is a Toss-Up

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Campaign trends during the NJ gubernatorial race have varied along partisan lines, with Republicans coalescing around former Rep. Jack Ciattarelli and Democrats not yet endorsing any particular candidate. “We currently have a tale of two primaries,” said ECPIP director Ashley Koning.

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“It’s really a tale of two primaries. On the Republican side we see in the polling that Jack Ciattarelli, far and away...has support from Republican voters, [while] we still see very large numbers [of Democrats] who...have no opinion when it comes to favorability of [their] candidates," Koning said.

ECPIP director Ashley Koning spoke with NJ Spotlight News about developments in the 2025 gubernatorial election, highlighting the growing rift between Republican and Democrat campaign trends.

One candidate has huge primary lead in packed N.J. governor’s race, new poll says Republican voters have a clear favorite in their primary. But things are more complicated for the Democrats running to replace Gov. Phil Murphy.

"On the Republican side, a leading candidate is coming into focus, while on the Democratic side, there is no clear frontrunner, given that most of the Democratic candidates are within striking distance of one another," she added.

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In the lead up to the 2025 NJ gubernatorial election, Republican voters are coalescing around candidate Jack Ciattarelli, while Democrats remain divided, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.

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With more than a month to go until New Jersey’s June 10 primary, registered Republicans and Republican-leaning independents seem to be coalescing around Jack Ciattarelli, while registered Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents are more divided among the six candidates in their race.

Democrats vying for governor target new 'boogeyman:' Elon Musk • New Jersey Monitor The six Democrats vying to become our next governor have all taken aim at billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk.

Speaking with New Jersey Monitor, ECPIP director Ashley Koning contextualized opinions of Musk among Democrats. "His kind of powerful billionaire status, [is] opposed to the everyday person and the person who is struggling...Democrats likely want to take advantage of that.” Koning said.

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Democrats vying for office in the NJ gubernatorial race are courting voters by campaigning against Elon Musk. Citing flaws in his social and economic agendas, candidates like Reps. Josh Gottheimer and Mikie Sherrill have championed policies that limit Musk's authority.

Republicans and independents were more likely to say undocumented immigrants should be deported, at 28 percent and 21 percent respectively, while just 10 percent of Democrats said the same.

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According to a Rutgers Eagleton Poll from 2015, a majority of New Jerseyans across party lines supported a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, with Democrats at 78 percent, independents at 57 percent and Republicans at 51 percent.

New Jersey Political Races, Often Raucous, Are Bananas This Year (Published 2024) A Republican state senator announced a run for governor, joining a dizzying array of high-profile races playing out under extraordinary circumstances.

“I get heart palpitations. I feel like we’re putting everything in a blender, and it’s going to spin out of control," Koning said.

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New Jersey's 2025 gubernatorial election has become frenetic, with numerous candidates on both sides of the aisle vying for office. ECPIP director Ashley Koning spoke with @nytimes.com about her feelings toward this competitive campaign climate.