https://www.fdu.edu/news/murphy-retains-lead-builds-momentum-among-independents/Murphy 53
Ciattarelli 44
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ, October 29, 2021 – As the race for New Jersey governor goes into its final weekend, incumbent Democrat Phil Murphy maintains a nine-point lead over his Republican challenger, Jack Ciattarelli, and has picked up momentum among independent voters. According to new survey results from the FDU Poll, the attacks on Murphy’s police reforms are effective, cutting Murphy’s lead significantly when voters are primed to think about them, but Ciattarelli is being held back by low name recognition.
Among all voters, Murphy retains a nine-point lead over Ciattarelli going into the final days of the race, 53 to 44, with 3 percent of voters saying that they’ll vote for a third-party candidate, or skip the governor’s race. Both candidates have managed to shore up their partisan bases, with Murphy getting 94 percent support among Democrats, and Ciattarelli getting 91 percent among Republicans. Among the smaller group of voters who do not lean towards either party, Ciattarelli has a significant lead, 56 to 39.
It had Murphy +15 in June.
