The candidates combined to spend nearly $49 million, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. Outside groups spent another $41.7 million, for total expenditures of $90.6 million.

In a speech to the League of Municipalities Convention, the governor cited his actions on the economy, the cost of living, the pandemic and taxes but offered no details on his next term or lame duck priorities.

Gov. Phil Murphy narrowly won reelection and now must deal with some of the biggest obstacles facing New Jersey’s economy.

“We didn’t change our stripes in 2017… and we’re not going to change now,” the governor said Nov. 5 in New Brunswick.

The results when the Associated Press called the race showed the incumbent with 1,210,997 votes while challenger Jack Ciattarelli had 1,191,703.

Results showed Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and the Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli less than a percentage point apart with 98% of precincts reporting but thousands of votes, provisional ballots and mail-in ballots still not counted.

After months of campaigning, most New Jersey voters head to the polls on Nov. 2 to choose a governor, a new Legislature and to decide the fate of two public questions.

The CEO of NJBankers and the organization's director of governmental affairs talk about what needs to happen after the campaign dust settles and Trenton gets back to work.

The report showed the current governor garnered the support of 50% of voters who said they will, or already have, voted for him, versus 42% who said the same about his Republican challenger, Jack Ciattarelli.

Data from the state’s campaign finance watchdog NJELEC show independent groups spent $13.4 million for the primaries in the governor's race, and nearly $25.2 million for the general election.

Last week, President Joe Biden became the latest prominent Democratic figure to appear with Gov. Phil Murphy in New Jersey as he campaigns for reelection. But while the incumbent attracts big-ticket names to the Garden State, challenger Jack Ciattarelli hasn’t been able to bring out any high-profile national figures from the Republican establishment.

Five days before voters head to the polls, a new report from Stockton University showed 50% of voters said they would pick the the current governor, compared to just 41% of voters who said they would pick his challenger.