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OfficeGovernor
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1997 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 04, 1997 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 04, 1997 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 16, 1998 - 12:00pm
Term End January 31, 2001 - 12:00pm
Contributor*crickets chirp*
Last ModifiedRBH August 18, 2020 12:59am
Data SourcesFitzgerald's Legislative Almanac, 1999.
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/02/1993
NameChristine Todd Whitman Votes1,236,124 (49.33%)
Term01/17/1994 - 01/20/1998 Margin26,093 (+1.04%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 03, 1997 NJ Governor - D Primary James E. "Jim" McGreevey
Jun 03, 1997 NJ Governor - R Primary Christine Todd Whitman
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

09/08/1997 10/29/1997

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Gov. Christine Todd Whitman St. Sen. James E. "Jim" McGreevey Murray Sabrin Richard J. Pezzullo Madelyn R. Hoffman Michael Perrone, Jr. Robert B. Miller
PartyRepublican Democratic Libertarian NJ Conservative Green Independent Progressive Socialist Workers
Votes1,133,394 (46.87%) 1,107,968 (45.82%) 114,172 (4.72%) 34,906 (1.44%) 10,703 (0.44%) 6,805 (0.28%) 2,816 (0.12%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -25,426 (-1.05%) -1,019,222 (-42.15%) -1,098,488 (-45.42%) -1,122,691 (-46.42%) -1,126,589 (-46.59%) -1,130,578 (-46.75%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$7,581,104.00 $7,346,310.00 $860,832.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
New York Times 
10/25-10/29
44.00% (+0.0) 33.00% (+0.0) 8.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Quinnipiac University 
10/14-10/20
45.00% (-4.0) 37.00% (+0.0) 8.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Quinnipiac University 
09/08-09/13
49.00% (+0.0) 37.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
I McCord 2014
R TurnerforCongress
R Rockefeller Republican
D Ex-New Jerseyan
LBT Classical Liberal
LBT NJLBT
BEER WSNJ
R Harold "Hal" Turner
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Greg Pason Lincoln Norton Nuncie A. Ripa, Jr.
PartySocialist Natural Law Independent
Votes2,800 (0.12%) 2,540 (0.11%) 2,240 (0.09%)
Margin-1,130,594 (-46.75%) -1,130,854 (-46.76%) -1,131,154 (-46.77%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
New York Times 
10/25-10/29
0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Quinnipiac University 
10/14-10/20
0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Quinnipiac University 
09/08-09/13
0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
IS Sesel
POUM Zeus the Moose

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Oct 27, 1997 12:00am Analysis Jersey's Falling Star  Article *crickets chirp* 

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