NJ governor’s race: Candidates and the money behind them

At least $100 million is available for spending on this year's gubernatorial primary election

Colleen O'Dea, Senior Writer and Projects Editor | April 30, 2025 | Under the Dome, NJ Decides 2025, Politics

At least $100 million is available for spending on this year’s gubernatorial primary election in New Jersey, with more than half of that coming from independent committees. NJ Spotlight News searched multiple sources to find out how much money is behind each candidate.

Data is provided for nine of the 11 gubernatorial candidates. The other two, Republicans Mario Kranjac and Justin Barbera, have not had to report any financial information yet. We are counting all money raised and spent by candidate committees and independent committees created by or supporting candidates from 2022 to the present. Find more details on how we created these graphics here.

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