Democrat Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s quest to become New Jersey's governor grew more uncertain last week after Breitbart reported an increase in Republican turnout among those voting by mail.

That revelation comes even as Sherrill faces more questions about a cheating controversy which played out during her time at the United States Naval Academy. 

Sherrill was not allowed to walk at graduation ceremony

According to the New Jersey Globe, it obtained a copy of the program for the U.S. Naval Academy's commencement program from spring of 1994.

Sherrill's name was absent from the document, a fact which stemmed from an electrical engineering exam scandal that played out in December of 1992.

The Globe noted how some midshipmen managed to get hold of the exam which they then disseminated among other students. While two dozen individuals were expelled, one individual later claimed that 400 of the 663 exam takers saw the test.

"I didn’t turn in some of my classmates, so I didn’t walk, but graduated and was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy, serving for nearly ten years with the highest level of distinction and honor," Sherrill told the newspaper.

GOP candidate calls Sherrill admission "deeply disturbing"

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli is challenging Sherrill, and he alleged that the Globe's report speaks to her character.

"Today’s admission by Congresswoman Sherrill that she was implicated in, and punished for, her involvement in the largest cheating and honor code scandal in the history of the United States Navy is both stunning and deeply disturbing," Ciattarelli wrote.

Today's admission by Congresswoman Sherrill that she was implicated in, and punished for, her involvement in the largest cheating and honor code scandal in the history of the United States Navy is both stunning and deeply disturbing.

For eight years, Mikie Sherrill has built… https://t.co/419N9jpFss

— Jack Ciattarelli (@Jack4NJ) September 25, 2025

"For eight years, Mikie Sherrill has built her entire political brand around her time at the Naval Academy and in the Navy, all the while concealing her involvement in the scandal and her punishment," he continued before adding, "The people of New Jersey deserve complete and total transparency."

Interest in how Sherrill's children were admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy

The cheating scandal isn't Sherrill's only source of controversy, as the New York Post also reported that concerns have been raised over how two of her four children received appointments to the U.S. Naval Academy.

The publication observed that Lincoln and Margaret Hedberg were two of just nine applicants from their congressional district who gained admission to the prestigious institution.

As the Post pointed out, members of Congress may nominate up to 15 candidates from their district but only five may be enrolled at any one time.

Sherrill's children received nominations from New Jersey Democratic Sens. Cory Booker and George Helmy, something the congresswoman says was done "to remove even the appearance of a conflict of interest."