Bill Spadea
Bill Spadea (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of New Jersey. He lost in the Republican primary on June 10, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2025
General election
General election for Governor of New Jersey
Mikie Sherrill defeated Jack Ciattarelli, Vic Kaplan, and Joanne Kuniansky in the general election for Governor of New Jersey on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mikie Sherrill (D) | 56.3 | 1,431,585 |
 | Jack Ciattarelli (R) | 43.1 | 1,097,000 | |
 | Vic Kaplan (L) | 0.3 | 8,446 | |
| Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party) | 0.2 | 5,796 | ||
| Total votes: 2,542,827 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Karen Zaletel (Independent)
- Lily Benavides (G)
- Stephen Zielinski (G)
- Gerardo Cedrone (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of New Jersey
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of New Jersey on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mikie Sherrill | 34.0 | 286,244 |
 | Ras Baraka | 20.7 | 173,951 | |
 | Steve Fulop | 16.0 | 134,573 | |
 | Josh Gottheimer | 11.6 | 97,384 | |
 | Sean Spiller | 10.6 | 89,472 | |
 | Stephen Sweeney | 7.1 | 59,811 | |
| Total votes: 841,435 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of New Jersey
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of New Jersey on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jack Ciattarelli | 67.8 | 316,283 |
 | Bill Spadea | 21.7 | 101,408 | |
 | Jon Bramnick | 6.2 | 29,130 | |
 | Mario Kranjac | 2.7 | 12,782 | |
 | Justin Barbera | 1.4 | 6,743 | |
 | Hans Herberg (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 466,346 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- James Fazzone (R)
- Roger Bacon (R)
- Monica Brinson (R)
- Robert Canfield (R)
- Edward R. Durr (R)
Endorsements
Spadea received the following endorsements.
- State Sen. Carmen Amato Jr. (R)
- State Rep. Gregory E. Myhre (R)
- State Rep. Brian Rumpf (R)
- Michael Flynn (Nonpartisan) -
- National Right to Life Committee
- New Jersey Right to Life PAC
- Veterans for American First
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign ads
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
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