The New Jersey governor's race between Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) and former state Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R) is tied, according to a new poll.

A new Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill survey released on Thursday found both Sherrill and Ciattarelli receiving 43 percent, with a separate 11 percent undecided — underscoring how the race has tightened in the final stretch before the November election.

The poll, which was released days after the first debate between the two candidates, is sure to raise alarms for Democrats, who are looking to beat back a Republican effort to flip the governor's mansion after President Trump made inroads in the state last year. It also comes despite Democrats seeing a number of high-profile special election victories in red states this year, most notably Iowa.

Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson........

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