Former state Assembly member Jack Ciattarelli has secured the Republican nomination for New Jersey’s next governor, with AP calling the race just 17 minutes after the polls closed tonight. When the AP declared Ciattarelli the winner, he had a nearly 45 percentage-point lead over his closest competitor, radio host Bill Spadea. Ciattarelli led in all 10 of the counties that had released at least some votes, by margins ranging from 13 to 70 points. NJBIA