Key moments from final New Jersey governor's debate between Mikie Sherrill, Jack Ciattarelli

Sherrill slammed Ciattarelli during a heated exchange over his prior business. "He made his millions by working with some of the worst offenders in saying opioids were safe," Sherrill said, "while tens of thousands of New Jerseyans died."

That was followed by a fiery back-and-forth; "Shame on you," both candidates retorted.

Ciattarelli fired back shortly after, saying, "I got to walk at my college graduation, I never broke the law," referring to the release of Sherrill's military records, which included references to a high-profile cheating scandal.

The candidates debate opioids, their backgrounds, and claims of legality.

The president was again front and center on the debate stage, as Sherrill accused Ciattarelli of being beholden to Trump. Trump endorsed Ciattarelli in the GOP primary, saying he was "ALL IN" and "now 100% (PLUS!)" on the president's "Make America Great Again" agenda, despite past criticism.

"Jack won't say one bad word about the president," Sherrill charged as she tried to tie the two men together.

Ciattarelli said he would put the needs of New Jersey residents first, while talking up the benefits of having a positive working relationship with the White House.

"Let me be clear. No matter who sits in the White House, my job is to stand up for the 9.3 million citizens of the state, and I will. I will fiercely advocate for them at all times. But let me also say this, that in times of need, it's best to have a relationship with whoever occupies the White House and I will," Ciattarelli said.

He also mocked Sherrill for trying to blame everything wrong with the state on the president.

"I don't know what he has to do with our property taxes. I don't know what he has to do with our energy rate," he said.

The New Jersey candidates for governor discuss Jack Ciattarelli's connections with MAGA, and having been endorsed by President Trump.

Ciattarelli says every single New Jersey Transit train and bus line needs to be reevaluated for ridership.

If there isn't adequate ridership, he says there could be tough decisions to make.

"I think we should dedicate our limited resources to those lines that provide the greatest value to the greatest number of commuters, it's time for that kind of reevaluation," Ciattarelli said.

In her rebuttal, Sherrill accused Ciattarelli of putting out misinformation and not addressing funding for the Gateway Tunnel being withheld by the Trump administration.

The candidates debate New Jersey Transit and its funding.

Ciattarelli was asked if he supports enshrining the right to an abortion in the state constitution like his opponent does.

"I've always supported a woman's right to choose and I said to yes to that question back in 2021, what I don't support is celebrating abortion the way the current administration does, what I don't support is making New Jersey the abortion capital of the country," Ciattarelli said.

He said he also supports parental notification, citing that in the state of New Jersey, you can't get your ears pierced under the age of 18 without permission from your parents.

"But we're not gonna notify parents when a 16 or 17-year-old is having an abortion performed?" he said. "I think that's terribly wrong."

Sherrill in her rebuttal said that Ciattarelli is peddling misinformation.

"When you put in place things like my opponent has suggested, people die," Sherrill said. "We also have the fact when he was last in office, he voted to defund Planned Parenthood, so these are not pro-choice positions."