New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2017 (Stronger Together)

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New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2017
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Nominee Phil Murphy Kim Guadagno
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Sheila Oliver Carlos Rendo
Popular vote 1,141,719 1,002,861
Percentage 51.8% 45.5%

NJ Governor Results Map 2017 (Stronger Together).svg
County Results

Murphy:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Guadagno:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Chris Christie
Republican

Elected Governor

Phil Murphy
Democratic

The New Jersey gubernatorial election of 2017 was held on November 7, 2017. There were seven candidates. Candidates for Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey run on the same ticket and thus are elected at the same time. Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Christie, who was re-elected to a second term in 2013, was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term.

Primary elections took place on June 6, 2017. Kim Guadagno, Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey, won the Republican primary. Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo was her running mate. Phil Murphy, banker and former U.S. Ambassador to Germany, won the Democratic primary. Former State Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver was his running mate. Seth Kaper-Dale ran as the Green Party candidate; his running mate was Lisa Durden. Pete Rohrman ran as the Libertarian Party candidate; his running mate was Karrese Laguerre. Matt Riccardi ran as the Constitution Party candidate. There were two other independent candidates on the ballot.

Polls closed at 8 pm EST. Murphy won the election, receiving 51.8% of the vote against Guadagno's 45.5%. The result was significantly closer than expected, as most pundits expected a wide victory for Murphy.

General election[edit | edit source]

Results by county[edit | edit source]

County Murphy % Guadagno % Other %
Atlantic 51.3% 46.3% 2.4%
Bergen 51.4% 47.0% 1.6%
Burlington 51.4% 46.9% 1.7%
Camden 62.2% 36.7% 2.1%
Cape May 39.6% 58.4% 2.0%
Cumberland 50.3% 46.8% 2.9%
Essex 74.8% 23.6% 1.6%
Gloucester 50.1% 47.4% 2.5%
Hudson 75.5% 22.5% 2.0%
Hunterdon 33.9% 64.0% 2.1%
Mercer 59.9% 39.1% 2.0%
Middlesex 52.3% 45.2% 2.5%
Monmouth 39.1% 59.8% 1.9%
Morris 40.1% 58.1% 1.8%
Ocean 30.7% 67.2% 2.1%
Passaic 55.2% 42.9% 1.9%
Salem 40.3% 55.1% 4.6%
Somerset 44.7% 53.0% 2.3%
Sussex 31.4% 64.6% 4.0%
Union 60.3% 37.5% 2.2%
Warren 30.4% 66.2% 3.4%