Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who was sworn in Tuesday, also ordered regulators to study how to “modernize” the traditional electric utility business model, including by making utility profits “less dependent on capital spending.

Unclear. After the tense 2021 governor’s race, Murphy signed a law in 2022 allowing mail-in ballots to be counted starting five days before Election Day. That makes it more likely we’ll get results on Tuesday night. But the governor’s race is so close, some insiders wonder if we may not know the winner that evening.