Who won new jersey governor race?

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s time in office is up. On Tuesday, November 7, the people of New Jersey elected a new governor. Democrat Phil Murphy, a former Goldman Sachs executive, defeated Republican Kim Guadagno, who is currently serving as Christie’s lieutenant governor. Polls closed at 8 pm Eastern time on Tuesday. read more

New Jersey holds its elections in off years, meaning the year after the nation elects its president, the voters of the Garden State must return to the polls to choose their governor. Over the past several cycles, these elections have delivered governors from the opposite party of the President. read more

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. read more