Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli were the two main party candidates locked in a neck-and-neck battle on Tuesday as citizens of New Jersey voted for their next governor. Polls closed at 8 p.m. on election day as New Jerseyans voted to decide whether to have another term with Democratic governor Murphy or elect former assemblyman Ciattarelli. Murphy became New Jersey’s 56th governor on Jan. 16, 2018. If he were to win Tuesday’s vote, it would mark the first time a Democratic governor has been reelected in New Jersey since Brenden Byrne in 1977. While there were at least five names to pick from for the state’s top post, Murphy and Ciattarelli were the two clear favorites, with Murphy, 64, leading by as much as 11 points according to a Monmouth University poll released last week. But Ciattarelli, 59, is currently leading the way with 50.1 percent of the votes, according to a POLITICO poll. But Murphy isn’t far behind with 49.2 …