State governors are key figures in the US with enormous power that control many aspects of American life, including things ranging from education to abortion rights. Governors have a say on issues decided at the state level.
In New Jersey, governors are limited to two consecutive terms. But they are not limited in non-consecutive terms. The third US state, and one of the original 13 US colonies, New Jersey last had a Republican governor in 1988.
As polling stations opened on Tuesday, the BBC’s US partner CBS reported that some polling locations received bomb threats that caused temporary closures and police response.
Sherrill called the threats “a clear attempt to undermine our democratic system and intimidate New Jerseyans from going to the polls to exercise their right to vote”.
Her opponent Ciattarelli told CBS that “there’s no place in politics for nonsense like this”.
