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.
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[a] 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[update], 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.
^"Official numbers show record low voter turnout for Christie-Buono race". nj.com. December 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015.
^Steinhauser, Paul (November 26, 2012). "Chris Christie files for re-election bid". CNN. Archived from the original on November 28, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^"Christie re-elected governor of New Jersey". Associated Press. November 5, 2013. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
^David, Cruz (June 4, 2013). "Buono Calls Christie Hypocritical for Having October Special Election". NJ Today. NJTV. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014. ...Rutgers University Law Professor Frank Askin said. "Because Cory Booker will bring out a huge Democratic vote, which otherwise is not gonna materialize this November."
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).
and 30 Related for: 2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election information
The 2013NewJerseygubernatorialelection took place on November 5, 2013, to elect the governor of NewJersey. Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Christie...
The 2025 NewJerseygubernatorialelection is scheduled to take place on November 4, 2025, to elect the governor of NewJersey. Incumbent Democratic Governor...
The 2005 NewJerseygubernatorialelection was a race to determine the Governor of NewJersey. It was held on November 8, 2005. Democratic Governor Richard...
The 2017 NewJerseygubernatorialelection was held on November 7, 2017, to elect a new governor of NewJersey. Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Christie...
The 2009 NewJerseygubernatorialelection took place on November 3, 2009. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jon Corzine ran for a second term against Republican...
The 1993 NewJerseygubernatorialelection was held on November 2, 1993. Incumbent Democratic Governor James Florio was narrowly defeated by Republican...
The 1981 NewJerseygubernatorialelection was held November 3, 1981. Republican Speaker of the NewJersey General Assembly Thomas Kean narrowly defeated...
The 1989 NewJerseygubernatorialelection was held on November 7, 1989. Incumbent Republican Governor Thomas Kean was term-limited after two consecutive...
The 1969 NewJerseygubernatorialelection was held on November 4, 1969. Republican nominee William T. Cahill defeated Democratic nominee Robert B. Meyner...
The 1961 NewJerseygubernatorialelection was held on November 7, 1961. Democratic nominee Richard J. Hughes defeated Republican nominee James P. Mitchell...
States gubernatorialelections were held on November 5, 2013 in NewJersey and Virginia. These elections formed part of the 2013 United States elections. Before...
The 2013NewJersey State Senate election coincided with Chris Christie's landslide re-election to a second term as Governor of NewJersey. 2013 was an...
The 1940 NewJerseygubernatorialelection was held on November 5, 1940. Democratic nominee Charles Edison defeated Republican nominee Robert C. Hendrickson...
The 1868 NewJerseygubernatorialelection was held on November 3, 1868. Democratic nominee Theodore Fitz Randolph defeated Republican nominee John Insley...
The 1953 NewJerseygubernatorialelection was held on November 3, 1953. Incumbent Governor Alfred E. Driscoll was constitutionally prohibited from seeking...
The 1874 NewJerseygubernatorialelection was held on November 3, 1874. Democratic nominee Joseph D. Bedle defeated Republican nominee George A. Halsey...
The 1916 NewJerseygubernatorialelection was held on November 7, 1916. Republican nominee Walter Evans Edge defeated Democratic nominee H. Otto Wittpenn...
The 1957 NewJerseygubernatorialelection was held on November 5, 1957. Incumbent Democrat Robert B. Meyner defeated Republican nominee Malcolm Forbes...
The 1871 NewJerseygubernatorialelection was held on November 7, 1871. Democratic nominee Joel Parker defeated Republican nominee Cornelius Walsh with...
The 1843 NewJerseygubernatorialelection was held on 27 October 1843 in order to elect the Governor of NewJersey. Democratic nominee Daniel Haines defeated...
Global Information
7.3%)
