Election 2013: New Jersey Governor
NJ Governor: Christie (R) 55%, Buono (D) 34%
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie continues to lead Democratic challenger Barbara Buono by over 20 points in his bid for reelection.
A new Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey conducted before last night’s gubernatorial debate shows Christie with 55% support from Likely New Jersey Voters to Buono’s 34%. Four percent (4%) prefer some other candidate, and seven percent (7%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The state survey of 1,000 Likely Voters in New Jersey was conducted October 7, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
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