Authorities are investigating a shooting outside a 7-Eleven and Valero gas station along Route 130 in Bordentown Township.

James Solomon and former Gov. James McGreevey will continue their mayoral campaign in Jersey City in a runoff election slated for December after no candidate won a majority of votes.

A win for Democrats in blue New Jersey’s gubernatorial race was not surprising, but the victory was attributed to a larger trend at play: Republicans desperately need to work on voter turnout, and President Donald Trump needs to rethink how he conveys his policies.

New Jersey prosecutors on Wednesday asked a state appellate court to revive a criminal racketeering case against Democratic power broker George E. Norcross III, saying a judge’s decision earlier this year to dismiss their indictment was both legally flawed and premature.

New Jersey voters are electing their next governor in a race that will reveal whether Democrats still have a grip on a state that has been reliably blue in recent years but has shown signs of shifting toward Republicans.

Did Prop. 50 pass in California? Who won the governor race in New Jersey? See results and analysis as Democrats sweep off-year elections.

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.

High-profile races are unfolding across the country on Tuesday, including New York City's mayoral election and governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia.In California, voters will consider a ballot measure that puts forth a redrawn congressional map that could net Democrats five House seats.