2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election
The 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election will take place on November 2, 2021. Incumbent Democratic Governor Phil Murphy, was elected in 2017 with 56% of the vote, is eligible for re-election. He has not yet declared whether he will run.
Republican Jack Ciattarelli has announced his intent to run for governor in 2021. Other potential candidates include former U.S. Representative Tom MacArthur and former Celgene CEO and 2018 Senate nominee Bob Hugin.Democratic primary
Candidates
Potential
- Cory Booker, U.S. senator and former candidate for president in 2020
- Phil Murphy, incumbent governor
- George Norcross, businessman and brother of U.S Representative Donald Norcross
- Stephen M. Sweeney, president of the New Jersey Senate
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jack Ciattarelli, former state assemblyman and candidate for governor in 2017
Potential
- Jon Bramnick, minority leader of the New Jersey State Assembly
- Shaun Golden, Monmouth County sheriff
- Bob Hugin, former CEO of Celgene and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018
- Tom MacArthur, former U.S. representative for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district
- Joe Piscopo, comedian, actor and radio talk show host
- Joseph Rudy Rullo, businessman and candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 2017
- Gerard Scharfenberger, state assemblyman and former Mayor of Middletown Township
- Doug Steinhardt, chairman of the New Jersey Republican Party
- Jay Webber, state assemblyman and nominee for New Jersey's 11th congressional district in 2018
Declined
- Holly Schepisi, state assemblywoman
