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2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election

2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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The 2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2013, to elect the governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Christie ran for re-election to a second term in office.[2] He faced Democratic nominee Barbara Buono and six others in the general election.

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Christie won the election outright, receiving over 60 percent of the vote and carrying 19 of the state's 21 counties, with Buono only winning heavily Democratic Hudson and Essex.[3] This is the only statewide election held in New Jersey since the 1988 presidential election in which a Republican earned a majority of the vote[lower-alpha 1] and Christie became the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to win a majority of the vote since Thomas Kean's landslide victory in 1985.

Christie won 21% of Black voters and 51% of Latinos. As of 2023, this is the last time Republicans won any statewide election in New Jersey. This is also the last time the counties of Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Middlesex, Mercer, Passaic, and Union voted for the Republican candidate in a statewide election, as well as the last time that Somerset did so in a gubernatorial election. Buono is the only Democratic nominee for governor since 1985 to have never been elected governor.

Christie was criticized for spending an additional $12–25 million of state money to hold a special election for United States Senator for New Jersey 20 days earlier on October 16 instead of simply holding the special election on November 5, concurrent with the already scheduled gubernatorial election. The Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate was Newark mayor Cory Booker. Buono said it was hypocritical, speculating that Booker's presence on the ballot would attract more black and other minority voters who would be likely to vote for Buono.[4]

This is the only gubernatorial election since 1989 in which anyone won over 60% of the vote, and Christie was the first Republican to do so since 1985. Cumberland, Camden, and Union counties voted Republican in a gubernatorial election for the first time since 1985, and Mercer & Passaic since 1993.

Republican primary

Candidates

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Results

Results by county
Christie
  •   Christie—80–90%
  •   Christie—>90%
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Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Removed from primary ballot

Araujo, Bergmanson, Boss, and Webster had their nominating petitions challenged by the New Jersey Democratic State Committee; only Webster's petitions were found to be valid therefore allowing his name to remain on the primary ballot with Buono.[12] Araujo and Boss subsequently filed new petitions to run in the general election as independents.[13]

Declined

Polling

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Buono
  •   Buono—>90%
  •   Buono—80-90%
  •   Buono—70–80%
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General election

Major party candidates

  • Barbara Buono (Democratic), former majority leader of the New Jersey Senate

Minor candidates

Endorsements

Chris Christie (R)
Organizations
  • Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA)[24]
  • New Jersey Career Fire Chiefs' Association[25]
  • Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey[26]
  • National Federation of Independent Business[27]
  • New Jersey Outdoor Alliance[28]
  • Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Benevolent Association[29]
  • National Coalition of Latino Officers[30]
  • Essex County Association of Chiefs of Police[31]
  • Lakewood Vaad[32]
  • New Jersey Food Council[33]
  • Port Authority Police Sergeants Benevolent Association[34]
  • Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce[35]
  • Port Authority Lieutenants Benevolent Association[34]
  • Essex County Latino-American Chamber of Commerce[35]
  • Port Authority Police Detectives Endowment Association[34]
  • Waterfront Commission Police Detectives Endowment Association[34]
  • New Jersey First Aid Council[36]
  • Hispanic American Chamber of Commerce Foundation of Essex County[35]
  • Overseas Korean Traders Association of New Jersey[37]
  • Korean Marine Corps Veterans Association of New Jersey[37]
  • Penel Concert Choir[37]
  • New Jersey Taekwondo Association[37]
  • Korean Real Estate Association of NJ[37]
  • Korean American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey[37]
  • Hudson County Taekwondo Association[37]
  • Eastcoast Korean Real Estate Association[37]
  • Korean American Grocery Association[37]
  • New Jersey Central Korean American Association[37]
  • New Jersey Korean American Dry Cleaning Association[37]
  • New Jersey Korean American Nail Association[37]
  • New Jersey Korean American Beauty Salon Association[37]
Elected officials
Newspapers
Religious leaders
  • Bishop Reginald Jackson, Executive Director of the Black Ministers' Council[60]
  • Korean Pastors Association[37]
  • Igud of Lakewood[61]
  • Pastor Ron Christian[62]
  • Michele Levine, president, Bayonne Jewish Community Center[63]
  • Bishop Dr. Thomas Robinson[63]
  • Pastor Joe Carter[62]
  • Pastor Jerry Smith[62]
  • Pastor Ralph Terrell[62]
  • Pastor William Christian[62]
  • Pastor Jeffrey Bryan[62]
  • Pastor John Perry[62]
  • Pastor R. Trabout[62]
  • Minister Tami Christian[62]
  • Reverend Najiyyah Brooks[62]
  • Bishop Parrott Sr.[62]
  • Reverend Alfred Fletcher[62]
  • Reverend Miguel Rivera[64]
  • Reverend Jose C. Lopez[64]
  • Reverend Jesus Infante[64]
  • Reverend Raul Otero[64]
  • Reverend David Torres Oyola[64]
  • Reverend Rafael Mesa[64]
  • Reverend Ariel Torres[64]
  • Reverend Dr. Hector A. Chiesa[64]
  • Reverend Bob Rodriguez[64]
  • Reverend Tomas Reyes[64]
  • Reverend Julio Barriento[64]
  • Reverend Renato Castro[64]
  • Reverend David Rojas[64]
Others
Barbara Buono (D)
Organizations
Elected officials
Others

Debates

Predictions

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Polling

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Hypothetical polling
with Booker
with Byrne
with Codey
with Greenwald
with Pallone
with Springsteen
with Sweeney
with Wisniewski

Results

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County results

Results of the general election by municipality, darker colors indicate higher win percentage:
-Red municipalities won by Christie
-Blue municipalities won by Buono
-One borough (Victory Gardens) Christie and Buono tied
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Results by congressional district

Christe won 10 of the 12 congressional districts, including four that elected Democrats, although he won the 9th district by a very narrow margin.[109]

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See also


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Notes

  1. New Jersey only holds statewide elections for Governor and United States Senator. All other state offices are appointed by the Governor. In 1993, 1997, and 2009, Republicans were elected Governor with pluralities. A Republican has not been elected to the United States Senate from New Jersey since 1972.

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