Increases in support for President-elect Donald Trump across racial and gender lines were so marked that they shouldn’t be discounted as “temporary” or anomalous shifts.

Republicans made inroads in New York and New Jersey this election, spurring hopes that the party could further erode Democrats’ grip on states seen as deep-blue bastions. Vice President Harris won New Jersey and New York by far slimmer margins than President Biden in 2020.

Ocasio-Cortez, like Kim, invited split-ticket voters to weigh in on social media about how they could back both Trump and her. That resonated across the Hudson River in New Jersey, where John Coiro, a patron at Murph’s and a Trump supporter, said he respected her for asking the question.

In New Jersey, Democrats outnumber Republicans and control every branch of government. But Tuesday’s vote nonetheless reflected a clear shift.

View results from the 2024 New Jersey House of Representatives election. Follow live outcomes and maps by district as votes are added up on Election Day.

WOODLAND PARK, N.J. -- One Democrat made history and another is poised to following New Jersey election races on Tuesday.

Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill threw her hat into the New Jersey gubernatorial ring on Monday, adding her name to a crowded list that includes another Congress member and three mayors.

EMILY’s List, a national group that backs Democratic women running for office, endorsed Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s bid for New Jersey governor on Monday, just hours after she announced her campaign. In a statement shared first with NBC News,

Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy helicopter pilot who was just elected to her fourth term in Congress, entered the crowded field for New Jersey governor on Monday.

Rep. Mikie Sherrill is joining the race to become New Jersey's next governor. Sherrill, a Democrat first elected to the U.S. House in 2018 and reelected this year, announced her campaign for governor early this morning in a video on YouTube.

TRENTON, N.J. — Democratic U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey launched a long-expected campaign for governor Friday, pledging to make the state more affordable.