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He endorsed fellow Republican Bill Spadea, a conservative radio host who also is courting Trump's support.

“I am not going away," Durr said. “I will continue to fight for our conservative values and then there are other races on the horizon.”

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy is term-limited and cannot run for a third time in this year's contest, one of just two governorships up for election, along with Virginia.

are Trump skeptic state Sen. Jon Bramnick and former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, who had been critical of Trump eight years ago but has since become supportive, along with Spadea.

Six Democrats are competing for their party's nomination.

Democrats have nearly one million more registered voters than Republicans in New Jersey, and while the state has been reliably blue during presidential elections and U.S. Senate races, the GOP has had luck winning in the odd-year races for governor.