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N.J. candidates for governor pictured in first debate

Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democratic U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherill meet Sunday night for their first New Jersey gubernatorial debate.

Supporters of Republican Jack Ciattarelli, Michael Shapiro and Edward X. Young (right) of Ocean County, stand near a television monitor watching as Democrat Mikie Sherrill is interviewed following a debate between the candidates for New Jersey governor at Rider University in Lawrenceville Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025.
Supporters of Republican Jack Ciattarelli, Michael Shapiro and Edward X. Young (right) of Ocean County, stand near a television monitor watching as Democrat Mikie Sherrill is interviewed following a debate between the candidates for New Jersey governor at Rider University in Lawrenceville Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer

With the general election about six weeks away, the two candidates faced off in the first of their two scheduled debates Sunday evening on the campus of Rider University in Lawrenceville.

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