2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election

The 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 4, 2025, to elect the governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Democratic Governor Phil Murphy is term-limited and ineligible to seek a third consecutive term.

Declared Democratic candidates include Newark mayor Ras Baraka, Jersey City mayor Steven Fulop, and former state Senate President Stephen Sweeney. Declared Republican candidates include state senator Jon Bramnick and 2021 gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli.

Declared

 * Ras Baraka, Mayor of Newark (2014–present)
 * Steven Fulop, Mayor of Jersey City (2013–present)
 * Sean Spiller, former mayor of Montclair (2020–2024) and president of the New Jersey Education Association (2021–present)
 * Stephen Sweeney, former President of the New Jersey Senate (2010–2022) from the 3rd district (2002–2022)

Publicly expressed interest

 * Josh Gottheimer, U.S. Representative for NJ's 5th congressional district (2017–present)

Potential

 * Shereef Elnahal, U.S. Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health (2022–present) and former commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health (2018–2019)
 * Matt Platkin, New Jersey Attorney General (2022–present)
 * Mikie Sherrill, U.S. Representative from NJ's 11th congressional district (2019–present)

Declined

 * Cory Booker, U.S. Senator (2013–present) and candidate for President of the United States in 2020

Declared

 * Jon Bramnick, state senator from the 21st district (2022–present) and former Minority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly (2012–2022) from the 21st district (2003–2022)
 * Robert Canfield, real estate broker and perennial candidate
 * Jack Ciattarelli, former state assemblyman from the 16th district (2011–2018), nominee for governor in 2021, and candidate in 2017
 * Edward Durr, former state senator from the 3rd district (2022–2024)
 * Bill Spadea, radio talk show host and nominee for NJ's 12th congressional district in 2004

Filed paperwork

 * Hans Herberg, candidate for AD-22 in 2021

Potential

 * Mario Kranjac, former mayor of Englewood Cliffs (2016–2024)

Declined

 * Declan O'Scanlon, state senator from the 13th district (2018–present) (endorsed Ciattarelli)

Filed paperwork

 * Gerardo Cedrone