Voters in New Jersey and Virginia elect new governors
In swing-state
The stakes are high as both parties seek momentum ahead of next year's mid-term elections.
Incumbent governors in both states, Democrat
Gillespie has kept Trump at a distance but tried to excite the president's supporters with sharp-elbowed ads on immigration and Confederate statues. The former Republican National Committee and
Northam, an Army veteran and pediatric neurologist, has lumped Gillespie in with the white supremacists who rallied in
On the issues, the opponents have key differences on taxes, guns, abortion and other issues. Gillespie supports a cut in the state's income tax rate, less gun control and more restrictions on abortions. Northam said he wants a tax overhaul that targets low-income Virginians, supports greater gun restrictions and abortion rights.
In
Guadagno has tried to distance herself from Trump and Christie, but it's been challenging since she served as his top deputy for eight years. She's run on lowering the state's property taxes and ending so-called "sanctuary cities."
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