
Governor's Race 2017
An easy, interactive way to find out where the candidates stand on the most important issues for New Jersey
Clarisa Diaz / WNYCIf voter turnout is especially low, results could skew red in a blue state

It’s not just the Republicans who question Murphy’s liberal platform, some Democratic insiders say he just doesn’t get New Jersey

The teachers union has spent $4.5 million backing a self-described ‘Trump Republican’ looking to wrest the seat from Democrat who has angered the NJEA

Perhaps no other issues throw the candidates in such bold relief as policing, guns and gun violence, undocumented immigrants, and legalizing marijuana

Guadagno has always made herself available to businesspeople and now to her backers, but she remains aloof when it comes to reporters

From school funding to student testing, Murphy and Guadagno could be speaking different languages

Frontrunner in governor’s race says public safety must take precedence over politics

Leading candidates agree Garden State’s transportation issues are critical, but they diverge significantly on how to repair them

Host rattles Republican candidate when he questions if she favors abortion but not for poor women

Murphy has taken an aggressive stance on energy and the environment, while Guadagno has muddled her position on regional initiative to fight greenhouse gases
NewsWorks.orgBoth have ambitious plans to boost STEM studies, slow tuition increases, ease student debt — but neither has a roadmap showing how to get there ...

Guadagno, Murphy agree on opioid crisis, disagree on future of the ACA, but have not given detailed plans on certain aspects of healthcare policy

Murphy, the Democratic candidate, has program for putting low-income residents into homes of their own. For Lt. Gov. Guadagno, property-tax relief will get the job ...
NewsWorks.orgDemocratic candidate Murphy wants to protect undocumented New Jerseyans. Republican Guadagno says his policies would put other residents at risk

Sound bites and TV spots aren’t enough to get an accurate understanding of the leading candidates’ policies and platforms