

Mitt Romney for first place in the Republican presidential primary. A national poll from YouGov/The Economist showed him tied with former Massachusetts Gov. In September 2011, he was riding high: A Fairleigh Dickinson University poll gave him a 54 percent approval rating and only a 36 percent disapproval rating in New Jersey, remarkable numbers for a Republican in a blue state. Except, in retrospect, it was the best chance he was going to get. “Now is not my time,” he said at a press conference announcing his decision on Oct. To be blunt: If Christie wanted to be president, he missed his chance by not running in 2012. Like in 2016, his biggest impact on the 2024 Republican primary could be in helping to take down a front-runner - but he’s so disliked, even that may be futile. By the time he did run for president, in 2016, his star had fallen - and he arguably starts this campaign in an even worse position. Since passing on a presidential campaign in 2012, when he was still a popular first-term governor, Christie has become the poster child for not striking when the political iron is hot. But the announcement came about 12 years too late. Chris Christie 1 announced he was running for president. On Tuesday night in New Hampshire, former New Jersey Gov. The requester has to pay for the recount and a partial recount can be requested.PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY FIVETHIRTYEIGHT / GETTY IMAGES

A group of ten voters can also request a recount.

Ciattarelli has up to 17 days after the election to request a recount in the race. New Jersey does not have automatic recounts. Four years ago, about 179,000 people voted and Republicans won the county by 12 points. Ciattarelli leads Murphy in the county by 23 points. In Monmouth County, turnout was about 214,000. In 2017, about 154,000 people voted in the county and Republican Kim Guadagno won by 26 points. In Ocean County, about 208,000 ballots were cast, with Ciattarelli leading Murphy by 37 points. Republicans also saw big boosts in turnout in some of their strongest counties compared to the 2017 gubernatorial race. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy speaks during an election night event at Grand Arcade at the Pavilion on Novemin Asbury Park, New Jersey. Durr told Politico that he believes he spent less than $10,000 on his race.
NYTIMES ELECTION RESULTS 2017 NJ GOVERNOR DRIVER
New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney, the second most powerful person in state politics, may lose his seat to truck driver Edward Durr as part of solid GOP gains in south New Jersey. Murphy largely ran on his record for handling the COVID-19 pandemic and highlighted other first-term accomplishments, like raising the minimum wage, enacting a tax on wealthy New Jerseyans, expanding paid family leave benefits, increasing funding for public schools and providing more access to pre-K.Ĭiattarelli's strong performance at the top of the ticket also led to victories for other Republicans on the ballot at the state legislative level, where GOP state lawmakers are set to pick up several seats. Thank you for saying we need to keep moving forward on a shared journey to a stronger and fairer New Jersey." "Thank you for putting your trust in our team for another four years. "I am humbled to be the first Democratic governor reelected in the great state of New Jersey since my dear friend, the late Governor Brendan Byrne did this in 1977," Murphy told supporters in Asbury Park on Wednesday night. He is the first Democratic governor to win reelection since 1977, but Murphy's thin margin of victory, currently about one point, in what was considered a safe blue state is raising red flags for Democrats around the country. CBS News has projected that New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will win a second term.
