Should Jack Ciattarelli be considered the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for New Jersey governor this year? A new internal poll from Ciattarelli’s campaign argues that the answer is very strongly yes.

The poll, conducted by National Research Inc., finds Ciattarelli at 50% among likely Republican primary voters, while his chief opponent, radio host Bill Spadea, is at 22%. State Sen. Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) is at 9%, former Englewood Cliffs Mayor Mario Kranjac is at 3%, and 14% of voters are undecided