Representative Mikie Sherrill wins New Jersey Democratic primary for governor

Sherrill emerges from crowded field of rivals on strength as Navy pilot and ex-prosecutor who is a vocal Trump critic

US representative Mikie Sherrill won the Democratic primary in New Jersey's race for governor, emerging from a crowded field of experienced rivals on the strength of her biography as a navy pilot and former prosecutor who has been a vocal critic of Donald Trump.

Sherrill defeated five rivals, including a fellow House member, the mayors of the state's two biggest cities, a former top state legislator and the head of the influential teacher's union. She will face the Republican nominee, Jack Ciattarelli, in the November general election.