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A brief electoral history of Jack Ciattarelli

July 31, 2024 11:13 amJuly 31, 2024 5:23 pm

When New Jersey’s 2025 primary rolls around next June, Jack Ciattarelli will have been running for governor for nearly ten years straight. He ran the first time in 2017, losing the Republican primary to then-Lieutenant Gov. Kim Guadagno; he returned...

Ciattarelli swept all 21 counties

June 9, 2021 4:00 amJune 12, 2021 3:41 pm

Jack Ciattarelli won a decisive 23-point victory in the Republican gubernatorial primary after sweeping all 21 counties in his bid to take on Gov. Phil Murphy in the general election. Ciattarelli leads real estate developer-turned-pastor Phil Rizzo by 71,517 votes,...

Ciattarelli projected to win GOP nomination for governor

June 8, 2021 9:29 pmJune 8, 2021 11:17 pm

Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli has clinched the Republican nod to run for governor, the New Jersey Globe projects. “Tonight New Jerseyans showed they are ready for a change, and we are just getting started,” he said. “The fact is, after...

GOP candidates for governor make their final push

June 7, 2021 4:43 am

Republican candidates for governor are making their final push for votes ahead of Tuesday’s primary. Frontrunner Jack Ciattarelli is focusing on Gov. Phil Murphy and his handling of the pandemic, seeking to leverage business closures and virus deaths to get...

Ciattarelli continues to dominate Republican spending fight

June 2, 2021 10:57 am

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli continues to dominate spending in the GOP primary. The former assemblyman reported spending about $1.56 million between May 8 and May 25, more than six times the combined spending of the race’s other Republicans. He...

Leader of N.J. Women for Trump endorses Rizzo

May 28, 2021 3:46 pm

The founder of a grassroots group that organized women supporters of President Donald Trump in New Jersey last year has endorsed Phil Rizzo for the Republican nomination for governor. “I am convinced Phil Rizzo is the best candidate to advance a Pro-Trump...

Poll shows close race between Ciattarelli, Singh for GOP gubernatorial nomination

May 26, 2021 1:04 pmMay 26, 2021 7:11 pm

Jack Ciattarelli holds a six point lead, 29%-23%, over Hirsh Singh in the race for the Republican nomination for Governor with 38% of likely Republican primary voters still undecided, according to a Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey conducted for the...