We are waiting to see if Republican Jack Ciattarelli or Democrat Mikie Sherrill is elected New Jersey's next governor.

New Jersey, one of only two states holding gubernatorial races this November, is hosting a face-off between Democratic U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill and Republican former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli. Polls closed in New Jersey on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.

Though President Donald Trump is not on the ballot, his agenda looms large over the races in New York City, New Jersey, and Virginia.

As polls close across America, voters are excited for unofficial results to pour in from county election offices.

President Trump has loomed over the race for New Jersey governor. The Republican, Jack Ciattarelli, has run for the seat twice before, but this time he has the president’s endorsement. The Democrat, Representative Mikie Sherrill, has made opposition to Mr. Trump a focus of her campaign. See the latest polls.

In the New York City mayoral race, just 29% of voters approve of Trump, according to the exit poll, as do 36% in California. There, the Proposition 50 ballot measure will decide whether the state will change its congressional map in response to Republican-led redistricting pushed by Trump in Texas and other states.

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New Jersey poll sites in Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and Passaic counties received bomb threats early Tuesday morning.