The Republican sat for an interview with TIME about his "solid relationship" with Trump and why he's gaining in polls in the governor's race

The support mostly amounts to municipal politicians, with state Democrats having largely coalesced around Rep. Mikie Sherrill.

The closely contested New Jersey governor's race between Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli has set new spending records and drawn political heavyweights, as both national parties seek an early gauge of voter sentiment nine months into Republican President Donald Trump's term.

The election stands as one of the nation’s most closely watched races, with implications for national party strategy and midterms.

Sean Hannity is heading down the shore for a town hall event with under a week to go until Election Day as New Jersey's gubernatorial race faces a possible photo finish.

NJ Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli said if he and Zohran Mamdani are both elected next week, the Garden State will welcome any New Yorkers looking to leave the city to avoid the Democratic Socialist’s promised tax hikes and other lefty policies.

A new poll shows Democratic candidate Mikie Sherrill with a multipoint advantage over her Republican rival Jack Ciattarelli in the race to be New Jersey's next governor. According to the A2 Insights online poll of 812 likely voters in the state, 51.4 percent said they would back Sherrill, over 46.5 percent who said they were behind Ciattarelli.

With Democrats tying him to President Donald Trump and seeking to nationalize the race, the “Jersey guy” message is Ciattarelli’s bet that authenticity is a more valuable political currency than party affiliation.

Jack Ciattarelli, the GOP nominee for governor in New Jersey, tells Fox News Digital "we’ve had more Republicans return vote by mail ballots than ever before."