The first poll of 2025 dropped this morning, Save Jerseyans, and we can draw three conclusion from the results of this Emerson/Hill:
1. Jack Ciattarelli is probably an early GOP gubernatorial nomination frontrunner
2. The Democrat clown car primary is all bunched up with no clear leader
3. There are a sh*t ton of undecideds owing to the low name recognition of most candidates
Click here to read the full report.
Here are the results (of each party’s respective primary voters):
Democratic Primary
Sherrill 10%
Spiller 8%
Baraka 8%
Gottheimer 7%
Sweeney 7%
Fulop 4%
55% undecided
GOP Primary
Ciattarelli 26%
Spadea 12%
Bramnick 4%
47% undecided
“With less than six months until New Jersey’s gubernatorial primaries, 2021 Republican gubernatorial candidate Ciattarelli emerges as the early favorite in the primary, with presumably higher name recognition,” opined Spencer Kimball, the executive director for Emerson College Polling. “On the Democratic side, the field is more divided, with Sherrill, Spiller, Baraka, Gottheimer, and Sweeney emerging as early contenders, though the 55% share of undecided voters leaves room for any candidate in the race to consolidate support.”
It’s not great news for the Democrats; a longer, bruising primary could damage the party’s prospects in the general election. The party which unites first could, at least theoretically, have an edge.
The first GOP debate co-sponsored by Save Jersey is scheduled for February 4th.
