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Phil Murphy hopes to make history as first Democratic N.J. governor to win reelection in 44 years
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is hoping to make history as the first Democratic governor in the state to win reelection in 44 years after voters cast their ballots Tuesday.
Murphy, a progressive, is running against former Republican Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, a moderate. If Murphy wins, it will be the first time a Democratic governor in the state has won reelection since Brendan Byrne in 1977.
New Jersey has 1 million more registered Democrats than Republicans, but the state’s off-year gubernatorial cycle has often served as a referendum on the sitting president. In fact, the incumbent president’s party hasn’t won the New Jersey gubernatorial race since 1985.
Tuesday’s election, as well as the Virginia gubernatorial race between Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin, is expected to serve as a barometer for both parties heading into the 2022 midterm elections.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is hoping to make history as the first Democratic governor in the state to win reelection in 44 years after voters cast their ballots Tuesday.
Murphy, a progressive, is running against former Republican Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, a moderate. If Murphy wins, it will be the first time a Democratic governor in the state has won reelection since Brendan Byrne in 1977.
New Jersey has 1 million more registered Democrats than Republicans, but the state’s off-year gubernatorial cycle has often served as a referendum on the sitting president. In fact, the incumbent president’s party hasn’t won the New Jersey gubernatorial race since 1985.
Tuesday’s election, as well as the Virginia gubernatorial race between Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin, is expected to serve as a barometer for both parties heading into the 2022 midterm elections.
Virginia parent says McAuliffe isn't 'open and honest' about education
FAIRFAX, Va. – A Virginia parent said Terry McAuliffe isn’t “open and honest” about issues regarding education.
“I don’t feel that McAuliffe is being as open and honest about the things that relate to school and the school system,” the parent, Allison, told Fox News. “That’s probably about my biggest issue.”
“McAuliffe was here before, and I really didn’t like all the things that were going on there,” the mother of three also said.
McAuliffe, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, has repeatedly said critical race theory isn’t being taught in Virginia schools. Meanwhile, the state’s Department of Education relies on and recommends a book that says teachers must embrace critical race theory, Fox News previously reported.
McAuliffe’s Republican opponent, Glenn Youngkin, said he’d ban the critical race theory from public schools if elected.
Another parent, Kate, said McAuliffe’s comment that parents shouldn’t tell schools what to teach “was the catalyst for his polling numbers going down so dramatically.”
"I, as a parent, think that parents are the only opinion that matters when it comes to our kids’ education,” she told fox News.
Education has been a hotly debated issue in the deadlocked election.
FAIRFAX, Va. – A Virginia parent said Terry McAuliffe isn’t “open and honest” about issues regarding education.
“I don’t feel that McAuliffe is being as open and honest about the things that relate to school and the school system,” the parent, Allison, told Fox News. “That’s probably about my biggest issue.”
“McAuliffe was here before, and I really didn’t like all the things that were going on there,” the mother of three also said.
McAuliffe, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, has repeatedly said critical race theory isn’t being taught in Virginia schools. Meanwhile, the state’s Department of Education relies on and recommends a book that says teachers must embrace critical race theory, Fox News previously reported.
McAuliffe’s Republican opponent, Glenn Youngkin, said he’d ban the critical race theory from public schools if elected.
Another parent, Kate, said McAuliffe’s comment that parents shouldn’t tell schools what to teach “was the catalyst for his polling numbers going down so dramatically.”
"I, as a parent, think that parents are the only opinion that matters when it comes to our kids’ education,” she told fox News.
Education has been a hotly debated issue in the deadlocked election.
FAST FACTS
Biden and congressional Democrats have narrow control of both chambers of Congress
Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin are fighting in Virginia's highly competitive gubernatorial race
Other races to watch include the battle for New Jersey's governor and Florida’s 20th Congressional District. Several major cities — including New York, Boston, Atlanta, and Minneapolis — will also elect mayors.
Despite the hype around the races for chief executive of their states, voters in New Jersey and Virginia are voting for more than just governors Tuesday.
In Virginia, the offices of attorney general and lieutenant governor are both up for grabs. For the lieutenant governor, Republican state legislator Winsome Sears and Democrat state legislator Hala Ayala are facing off to become the first female to hold that office in Virginia history.
In the attorney general race, incumbent Democrat Mark Herring is working to fend off Republican state legislator Jason Miyares. Miyares, an ex-prosecutor, has played up the fact his family fled Cuba in 1965 and his life, which he says is an American success story. Herring, meanwhile, has attacked Miyares as out of step with left-leaning Virginia on issues like gun control and abortion.
If GOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin wins his race and has long enough coattails, he could potentially pull the underdog Republicans across the finish line.
Virginia is also holding elections for local offices the state House of Delegates. Democrat legislative majorities helped the state pass several major victories for liberals in recent years, including gun control laws. Republicans are looking to chip away at that advantage.
New Jersey is also electing its lieutenant governor Tuesday, along with its state Senate and General Assembly.
Incumbent Democrat Sheila Oliver is running for reelection as lieutenant governor against GOP challenger Diane Allen.
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