Alina Habba, acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, warned on Monday evening against cheating in the state’s 2025 election, which features a fiercely competitive gubernatorial campaign.
“The US. Attorney’s Office will coordinate with our partners at the FBI to respond to complaints related to the upcoming general election,” she pledged in a video message posted to X.
“This office will investigate and prosecute any criminal activity related to the election process, including intimidating or bribing voters, buying and selling voters, impersonating voters, altering voting ballot ballots and tallies, stuffing ballot boxes and marking ballots for voters against their wishes or without their input, and it will do so regardless of who commits those crimes and regardless of party or affiliation,” Habba continued.
Her statement comes as all eyes are on New Jersey, where Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) and businessman Jack Ciattarelli are battling for the governor’s seat in one of the most closely watched races in the country.
Polling indicates Ciattarelli is in a dead heat with Sherrill as he angles for an upset win to flip the seat red on Tuesday.
On the eve of election night, here’s a friendly reminder from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey. pic.twitter.com/uLfuzWjniu
— US Attorney Habba (@USAttyHabba) November 3, 2025
The Sherrill campaign enlisted former President Barack Obama’s help in seeking to boost the Democratic candidate over the weekend, amid rising concerns Republicans could pull off a victory in the important off-year election to succeed Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ).
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A few hundred miles down the East Coast, Virginia residents are likewise headed to the polls in a few hours to select the state’s next governor.
The race is similarly close, as voters cast ballots that will determine whether former state Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger wins her battle against Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA) to flip the seat blue.