Incumbent Democratic Governor Phil Murphy is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office.

Primary elections will take place on June 10, 2025.

Although New Jersey has long been a blue state at the federal level and typically at the state level as well, having last backed a Republican for governor in Chris Christie's landslide 2013 re-election and for President in 1988,[citation needed] recent statewide elections have been notably competitive: in 2021, Governor Murphy was re-elected by 3.2 points,[1] considerably down from his 14.1-point victory in 2017.

[citation needed] A similar rightward shift was seen at the presidential level in 2024, when Democrat Kamala Harris won New Jersey by 5.9%,[2] about ten points down from Joe Biden's statewide margin in 2020.

[citation needed] Partisan clients Official campaign websites