November 2009 Election

 
In the November 2009 general election, New Jersey voters will elect a governor and lieutenant governor and two representatives for the General Assembly in each of the 40 Legislative Districts. Special elections will also be held for the State Senate in the 6th and 23rd Legislative Districts to fill unexpired terms. Various county and municipal offices also will be on the November ballot. The 2009 election is the first in which the office of lieutenant governor will be on the ballot. Voters also will be asked in a Public Question to approve the State issuing $400 million in bonds to fund open space; recreation; farmland preservation; and historic preservation projects.  
2009 Election Returns for Governor
Candidate Party/Slogan Votes
% of total
       
Christopher Christie Republican 1,174,445 48.5%
Jon Corzine Democrat 1,087,731 44.9%
Christopher Daggett Independent 139,579 5.8%
Kenneth Kaplan Libertarian Party 4,830 0.2%
Gary Steele Leadership Independence Vision 3,585 0.1%
Jason Cullen People Not Politics 2,869 0.1%
David Meiswinkle Middle Class Empowerment 2,598 0.1%
Kostas Petris For the People 2,563 0.1%
Gregory Pason Socialist Party USA 2,085 0.1%
Gary Stein Independent 1,625 0.1%
Joshua Leinsdorf Fair Election Party 1,021 0.0%
Alvin Lindsay, Jr. Independent 753 0.0%
Write-ins (personal choice)   108 0.0%
   
    2,423,792  
Democrat
Jon S. Corzine Campaign Web site
Jon Corzine accepts Democratic nomination for governor
 
Lieutenant Governor--    
Loretta Weinberg    
Republican
Chris Christie Campaign Web site
Chris Christie accepts Republican nomination to run for governor
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Lieutenant Governor--    
Kim Guadagno
 
Independents/Third Party
     
Independent for New Jersey
Christopher J. Daggett Campaign Web site  
Lieutenant Governor--    
Frank Esposito
People Not Politics
Jason Cullen Campaign Web site  
Lieutenant Governor--    
Gloria Leustek    
Libertarian Party
Kenneth R. Kaplan Campaign Web site  
Lieutenant Governor--    
John Paff    
Fair Election Party
Joshua Leinsdorf Campaign Web site  
Lieutenant Governor--Ubaldo Figliola    
     
Lindsay for Governor
Alvin Lindsay, Jr.    
Lieutenant Governor--    
Eugene Harley    
Middle Class Empowerment
David R. Meiswinkle Campaign Web site  
Lieutenant Governor--    
Noelani Musicaro    
Socialist Party USA
Gregory Pason Campaign Web site  
Lieutenant Governor--    
Costantino Rozzo    
For the People
Kostas Petris Campaign Web site  
Lieutenant Governor--    
Kevin Davies    
Leadership Independence Vision
Gary T. Steele Campaign Web site  
Lieutenant Governor--    
Theresa Nevins    
Independent
Gary Stein Campaign Web site  
Lieutenant Governor--    
Cynthia Stein    
 
General Assembly candidates
     
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