New Jersey
Incumbent: Chris Christie (R) Running for Re-election
Primary Electon: June 2, 2009
PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS (unofficial):
General Election: November 2009
STATUS: Incumbent Running
RATING: Toss-Up
RECENT ELECTION RESULTS:
2001 Result: McGreevey wins 56%-42%.
2005 Result: Corzine wins 53%-43%.
NEW JERSEY POLITICAL TRIVIA:
The Garden State is home to the GOP’s longest statewide losing streak. All 50 other states have elected a Democrat to statewide office since 1997, the last time a Republican won a statewide post in New Jersey.
New Jersey Gubernatorial Race: Headlines
DEM NOMINEE: Jon Corzine (i)
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REPUBLICAN NOMINEE: Chris Christie
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INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE: Chris Daggett
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Local Media/Blogs:
NJ.com/politics
Blue Jersey (progressive)
The Save Jersey Blog (conservative)
State Resources:
NJ Division of Elections
Pollwatch:
Quinnipiac: Christie up 2-1 in NJ Gov race that never was; Republican takes almost one-third of Democrats (11/4/13)
Monmouth: Christie holds 20-point lead (11/4/13)
Rutgers/Eagleton: Christie may be gaining ‘coattails’ as Buono’s base abandons her (11/4/13)
Fairleigh Dickinson: Christie maintains double-digit lead in days before election, 59-40% (11/1/13)
Quinnipiac: Run, Christie, run, NJ vogters tell gov; With huge reelection lead, White House beckons (10/29/13)
Rasmussen: Christie maintains large lead over Buono, 55-34% (10/9/13)
Quinnipiac: Dem stalled as Christie cruises at 2-1 in NJ; Gov tops Buono 2-1 on every measure (9/25/13)
Rutgers/Eagleton: Christie’s coattails short in Trenton races; most voters favor minimum wage hike (9/23/13)
Monmouth: Gov Christie first term report card (9/17/13)
Rasmussen: Christie maintains huge lead over Buono, 58-32% (9/13/13)
Rutgers/Eagleton: Christie maintains high ratings, but voters still disapprove of his performance on top problems (9/13/13)
Monmouth: Christie lead sizable, but smaller – holds 56-36% lead over Buono (8/21/13)
Quinnipiac: Christie crushes Dem in NJ gov race; Voters don’t know if running mates can run state (8/8/13)
Quinnipiac: Christie has long lead, but short coattails; Holds 2-1 approval, election lead of 61-29% over Buono (7/10/13)
Rasmussen: In New Jersey, 44% would vote for Christie for president (6/18/13)
Rasmussen: Christie has big lead in governor’s race, 58-28% (6/14/13)
Rutgers/Eagleton: Christie leads Buono by 32 points; Buono not making gains with Democratic voters (6/14/13)
Rutgers/Eagleton: Gov. Christie’s ratings remain high, but signs of partisan division persist (6/12/13)
Quinnipiac: Booker lead in first look at Senate special election, Christie buries Buono 2-1 (6/10/13)
NBC News/Marist: Christie cruising to re-election, leads Buono 62-28% (5/8/13)
Quinnipiac: Dem gains no ground in NJ governor’s race, Buono trails Christie, 58-26% (4/24/13)
Monmouth: Are Gov. Christie’s views out of step with Jersey? Gov boasts 63-26% approval rating (4/17/13)
Rutgers/Eagleton: Christie continues to hold large lead over Buono, though some tightening evident; most expect him to win (4/12/13)
Harper Polling: Christie trouncing Buono, 58-28% (3/26/13)
Quinnipiac: Christie flies high, buries unknown Dem, approval rating at 74-22% (2/20/13)
Monmouth: Gov. Christie still riding high – job approval 70-16% (2/12/13)
Rutgers/Eagleton: Gov. Christie rating remain sky high (73% job approval), but approval on handling economy and taxes lower (2/8/13)
Quinnipiac: NJ voters back Christie’s rap on GOP 5-1, holds huge leads over all potential challengers, 63-22% over Barbara Buono (1/23/13)
Fairleigh Dickinson: State gives thumbs up to governor – challengers face an uphill battle in 2013 (1/7/13)
Monmouth: Gov. Christie job approval at all-time high, 67-21% (12/4/12)
Quinnipiac: Sandy response sends NJ Gov Christie job approval sky-high, 72-21% (11/27/12)
Fairleigh Dickinson: Governor Christie’s job approval numbers surge after Hurricane Sandy to 77% (11/26/12)
Quinnipiac: NJ voters approve of job Christie is doing by 54-29% (7/16/12)
Monmouth: Gov. Christie ratings shift, still positive, 51-35% job approval rating (4/17/12)
Quinnipiac: NJ voters approve of Gov. Christie’s job performance, 59-36% (4/11/12)
Rutgers-Eagleton: Little change in support for Christie favorable at 46-42% (4/5/12)
Fairleigh Dickinson: Christie approvals riding high: State headed in ‘right direction’ (3/13/12)
Quinnipiac: At midterm, Christie gets a 53-39% job approval rating, 55% view his selection as VP ‘likely’ (1/18/12)
Monmouth: Chris Christie job approval up following presidential talk, 54-38% (10/12/11)
Quinnipiac: NJ voters agree with Christie’s decision not to run, give him a 58-38% job approval rating (10/12/11)
Public Policy Polling: Christie in trouble for re-election (7/20/11)
Quinnipiac: Big gender gap drops Christie to new low (6/21/11)
Fairleigh Dickinson: 55% of NJ voters think state on wrong track, view Christie 40-45% unfavorable opinion (5/24/11)
Monmouth: New Jersey divided on governor (5/18/11)
Quinnipiac: NJ voters want more money for schools, but oppose tax hikes and court-ordered spending (4/21/11)
Quinnipiac: Huge gender gap pushes Christie’s job approval below 50% (4/20/11)
Rutgers: NJ voters opposed to a Christie presidential bid (4/14/11)
Quinnipiac: Christie job approval improves, 52-40% (2/9/11)
Monmouth: Christie’s positive ratings continue, 47-40% (2/9/11)
Fairleigh Dickinson: Christie job approval rating remains strong after first year (1/11/11)
Quinnipiac: Voters split on Christie job approval, 46-44% (12/21/10)
Rutgers: Christie ends first year in office as a polarizing figure in NJ (12/20/10)
Rasmussen: Christie job approval at 51%-46% (6/16/10)
Fairleigh Dickinson: Corzine catches up (pdf) (10/6/09)
DKos/Research 2000: Christie lead narrowing (10/2/09)
Monmouth: Christie leads, key to victory will be GOTV (9/13/09)
PPP: Christie leads 44-35, Daggett at 13 (9/15/09)
Democracy Corps: Christie has narrow lead, 41-38 (9/10/09)
Rasmussen: Christie’s lead continues to narrow, 46-38 (9/10/09)
Quinnipiac: Christie lead grows to 47-37 (9/1/09)
Fairleigh Dickinson: Christie up by five, 47-42 (pdf) (9/1/09)
Democracy Corps: Christie lead shrinks to two, 43-41 (8/27/09)
Rasmussen: Christie still leads, but race is tightening, 47-36 (8/27/09)
Democracy Corps: Corzine cuts gap to five, 40-35-10 (8/13/09)
Quinnipiac: Corzine inches up; NJ embarrassed by corruption (8/11/09)
DKos/Research 2000: Corzine still in trouble (8/6/09)
Rasmussen: Christie continues leading 52-37 (8/4/09)
Monmouth: 80% of NJ voters don’t know Lt. picks (8/5/09)
Monmouth: Christie now ahead by 14, 50-36 (8/4/09)
PPP: Christie leading, 50-36 (pdf) (7/28/09)
Strategic Vision: Christie now up by fifteen, 53-38 (7/21/09)
Monmouth: Christie leads 43-37 (7/16/09)
Quinnipiac: Christie up by dozen (7/14/09)
Rasmussen: Corzine closes gap, down 46-39 (7/8/09)
Fairleigh Dickinson: voters worried; Christie leads by six (6/30/09)
PPP: Christie up by ten, 51-41 (pdf) (6/30/09)
Strategic Vision: Christie leads 51-39 (6/24/09)
Quinnipiac polling on New Jersey race.
Monmouth Univeristy Polling Institute
Primary Election Background:
Democrats:
Jon Corzine
Republican candidates:
Chris Christie
Steve Lonegan
Rick Merkt