Former Republican New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman endorsed Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) in her pursuit of the state’s top office. Whitman, who co-chairs the independent Forward Party with Andrew Yang and endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris for president,

U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill has won the Democratic primary in New Jersey’s race for governor. She emerged from a crowded field on the strength of her biography as a Navy pilot and former prosecutor.

The stage is set for November when New Jersey voters will select the Garden State's next governor. Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Rep. Mikie Sherrill both secured their party's nomination in Tuesday night's primary elections.