2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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The 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose a new governor to succeed Chris Christie, resulting in Democrat Phil Murphy’s victory over Republican Kim Guadagno.

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2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election canonical 2

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instanceOf gubernatorial election ⓘ
state election ⓘ
ballotsCastBy New Jersey voters ⓘ
ballotType secret ballot ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of New Jersey ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
democraticNominee Phil Murphy ⓘ
democraticPrimaryHeld 2017-06-06 ⓘ
democraticPrimaryWinner Phil Murphy ⓘ
democraticRunningMate Sheila Oliver ⓘ
electedGovernorPartyChange Republican to Democratic ⓘ
electionCycle quadrennial New Jersey gubernatorial elections ⓘ
electionDate 2017-11-07 ⓘ
governorAfterElection Phil Murphy ⓘ
governorBeforeElection Chris Christie ⓘ
governorElected Phil Murphy ⓘ
governorTermLength 4 years ⓘ
incumbentGovernorBeforeElection Chris Christie ⓘ
incumbentPartyBeforeElection Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
jurisdiction State of New Jersey ⓘ
lieutenantGovernorAfterElection Sheila Oliver ⓘ
lieutenantGovernorBeforeElection Kim Guadagno ⓘ
lieutenantGovernorElected Sheila Oliver ⓘ
locatedIn New Jersey ⓘ
losingCandidate Kim Guadagno ⓘ
majorPartyCandidate Kim Guadagno ⓘ
Phil Murphy ⓘ
nextElection 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election ⓘ
officeContested Governor of New Jersey ⓘ
partOf 2017 United States elections ⓘ
popularVoteRunnerUp Kim Guadagno ⓘ
popularVoteWinner Phil Murphy ⓘ
previousElection 2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election ⓘ
reasonForOpenSeat term limits for Chris Christie ⓘ
republicanNominee Kim Guadagno ⓘ
republicanPrimaryHeld 2017-06-06 ⓘ
republicanPrimaryWinner Kim Guadagno ⓘ
republicanRunningMate Carlos Rendo ⓘ
resultedInGovernor Phil Murphy ⓘ
startOfNewGubernatorialTerm 2018-01-16 ⓘ
termLimitedIncumbent Chris Christie ⓘ
tookPlaceInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
typeOfElection general election ⓘ
votingSystem first-past-the-post ⓘ
winningCandidate Phil Murphy ⓘ
winningParty Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party

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Phil Murphy → electedIn → 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election ⓘ
2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election → follows → 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election ⓘ