Trump headlines Election Eve tele-rallies in New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races
TOTOWA, N.J. - Hours before the polls open, President Donald Trump is making a final pitch in Tuesday's statewide elections in New Jersey and Virginia, in an effort to turn...
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TOTOWA, N.J. - Hours before the polls open, President Donald Trump is making a final pitch in Tuesday's statewide elections in New Jersey and Virginia, in an effort to turn out MAGA voters who often sit out off-year elections when Trump isn't on the ballot. The president will headline tele-rallies on Election Eve in both New Jersey and Virginia, which are the only two states that hold races for governor the year after a presidential election. The New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial showdowns typically receive outsized national attention and are seen as a key barometer ahead of next year's midterms, when the GOP will be defending its slim House and Senate majorities. And this year's elections are also seen as the first major ballot box test of Trump's unprecedented agenda since his White House return. "Jack will be a GREAT Governor, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement," Trump wrote Sunday night in a social media post as he praised New Jersey Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli. "He will never let you down." TRUMP-BACKED CIATTARELLI GETS MAJOR SURPRISE ON ELECTION EVE Ciattarelli has narrowed the gap with Democratic rival Rep. Mikie Sherrill in blue-leaning New Jersey , in the race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy. "We appreciate what the president is doing to get the base excited, and remind them that they got to vote, as do all New Jerseyans. The future of our state hangs in the balance. Get out and vote," Ciattarelli told Fox News Digital on Monday, after a campaign stop in this northern New Jersey borough. While Democrats have long dominated federal and state legislative elections in New Jersey, Republicans have been very competitive in gubernatorial contests, winning five out of the previous ten elections. FIVE RACES TO WATCH ON ELECTION DAY 2025 While the president's approval and favorable ratings remain underwater in New Jersey, Trump made major gains in New Jersey in last year's presidential election. He lost the state…