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OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1997 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 04, 1997 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 1997 - 11:00pm Central
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%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won01/30/2001
NameDonald T. DiFrancesco Votes25 (100.00%)
Term01/30/2001 - 01/08/2002 Margin25 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 03, 1997 NJ Governor - D Primary
James E. "Jim" McGreevey
D 371,674
Jun 03, 1997 NJ Governor - R Primary
Christine Todd Whitman
R 147,731
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
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
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 1,133,394 (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%
Cash On Hand 12/1 $7,581,104.00 12/1 $7,346,310.00 12/1 $860,832.00 $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 01/01/1997 01/01/1997 01/01/1997 01/01/1997 01/01/1997 01/01/1997 01/01/1997
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MATCHUP POLLS (3 from 2 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg44.88%-- 33.75%-- 4.32%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
New York Times 
10/25/97-10/29/97
44.00% -- 33.00% -- 8.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
10/14/97-10/20/97
45.00% 4.0 37.00% -- 8.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
09/08/97-09/13/97
49.00% -- 37.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Greg Pason Lincoln Norton Nuncie A. Ripa, Jr.  
PartySocialist Natural Law Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 2,800 (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%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date 01/01/1997 01/01/1997 01/01/1997  
MATCHUP POLLS (3 from 2 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
New York Times 
10/25/97-10/29/97
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
10/14/97-10/20/97
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
09/08/97-09/13/97
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
 


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