2005 New Jersey gubernatorial election: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Chadlupkes (talk | contribs) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ElectionsNJ}} |
{{ElectionsNJ}} |
||
The '''New Jersey gubernatorial election of 2005''' was a race for the [[Governor of New Jersey]]. It was held on [[November 8]], [[2005]]. Incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Acting Governor [[Richard Codey]], who replaced Governor [[Jim McGreevey]] in 2004 after his resignation, did not run for election for a full term of office. |
The '''New Jersey gubernatorial election of 2005''' was a race for the [[Governor of New Jersey]]. It was held on [[November 8]], [[2005]]. Incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (Then-Acting-) Governor [[Richard Codey]], who replaced Governor [[Jim McGreevey]] in 2004 after his resignation, did not run for election for a full term of office. |
||
The primary election was held on [[June 7]], [[2005]]. [[Jon Corzine]] won the Democratic nomination with no serious opposition. [[Doug Forrester]] received the Republican nomination with a plurality of 36%; in second place was [[Bret Schundler]], who received 31%. [[John J. Murphy]] came in third with 12% of the vote. |
The primary election was held on [[June 7]], [[2005]]. [[Jon Corzine]] won the Democratic nomination with no serious opposition. [[Doug Forrester]] received the Republican nomination with a plurality of 36%; in second place was [[Bret Schundler]], who received 31%. [[John J. Murphy]] came in third with 12% of the vote. |
||
Revision as of 15:05, 28 November 2008
| Elections in New Jersey |
|---|
 |
The New Jersey gubernatorial election of 2005 was a race for the Governor of New Jersey. It was held on November 8, 2005. Incumbent Democratic (Then-Acting-) Governor Richard Codey, who replaced Governor Jim McGreevey in 2004 after his resignation, did not run for election for a full term of office.
The primary election was held on June 7, 2005. Jon Corzine won the Democratic nomination with no serious opposition. Doug Forrester received the Republican nomination with a plurality of 36%; in second place was Bret Schundler, who received 31%. John J. Murphy came in third with 12% of the vote.
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission declared that the four candidates would be included in the official gubernatorial debates to be aired on NJN.
- Jon Corzine (Democrat)
- Doug Forrester (Republican)
- Jeffrey Pawlowski (Libertarian)
- Hector Castillo (Independent)
Candidates
Democratic
Republican
- Doug Forrester, former Republican U.S. Senate Nominee in 2002 and Former Mayor of West Windsor
Libertarian
- Jeffrey Pawlowski, former Sayreville city councilman.
Green
- Matthew Thieke, The Green Party candidate is a computer software analyst and resident of Maple Shade. He is a Rutgers University alumnus [1]
Minor Parties
- Edward Forchion, United States Marijuana Party candidate. Advocate of legalizing marijuana; 2004 Congressional candidate in New Jersey's 3rd congressional district
- Angela Lariscy, Socialist Workers Party candidate; 2004 Congressional candidate in New Jersey's 13th congressional district
- Constantino Rozzo, Socialist Party candidate; 2004 Congressional candidate in New Jersey's 2nd congressional district
Independents
- Hector Castillo, physician from Paterson, ran for mayor in Paterson in 2002 and lost [2]
- Wesley Bell, former mayor of Stafford
- Michael Latigona, registered nurse and EMT from Marlton
Former Candidates (unsuccessful primary candidates)
Democrats
Republicans
- Todd Caliguire, former Bergen County Freeholder
- Paul DiGaetano, State Assemblyman
- Steve Lonegan, Mayor of Bogota
- John J. Murphy, Morris County Freeholder
- Robert Schroeder, Washington Township Councilman
- Bret Schundler, former Jersey City mayor and 2001 Republican gubernatorial nominee.
Polling
| Source | Date | Corzine | Forrester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen | June 8 | 47 | 40 |
| Rutgers | June 12 | 43 | 33 |
| Quinnipiac | June 15 | 47 | 37 |
| Rasmussen | July 15 | 50 | 38 |
| Strategic Vision | July 19 | 48 | 40 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson-PublicMind | July 21 | 47 | 34 |
| Rasmussen | August 7 | 45 | 37 |
| Quinnipiac | August 10 | 50 | 40 |
| Strategic Vision | August 18 | 50 | 40 |
| Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers | September 12 | 48 | 28 |
| Strategic Vision | Sept 16 | 47 | 36 |
| Rasmussen | September 19 | 47 | 36 |
| Fairleigh-Dickinson | September 26 | 48 | 38 |
| Monmouth University | Sept 28 | 46 | 38 |
| Quinnipiac | September 28 | 48 | 44 |
| Rasmussen | October 6 | 45 | 38 |
| Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers | October 3-6 | 44 | 37 |
| Marist | October 10 | 44 | 43 |
| Survey USA | October 11 | 49 | 41 |
| Strategic Vision | October 13 | 46 | 40 |
| Quinnipiac | October 19 | 50 | 43 |
| Rasmussen | October 20 | 49 | 40 |
| Survey USA | October 25 | 50 | 41 |
| Strategic Vision | November 2 | 48 | 42 |
| Fairleigh-Dickinson | November 2 | 44 | 40 |
| Quinnipiac | November 2 | 50 | 38 |
| Marist College | November 4 | 51 | 41 |
| Monmouth University | November 4 | 47 | 38 |
| Rasmussen | November 6 | 44 | 39 |
| Quinnipiac | November 7 | 52 | 45 |
| Survey USA | November 7 | 50 | 44 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jon Corzine | 1,224,551 | 53.4% | ||
| Republican | Doug Forrester | 985,271 | 43% | ||
| Independent | Hector Castillo | 26,422 | 1% | ||
| Libertarian | Jeffrey Pawlowski | 13,700 | 1% | ||
| Green | Matthew Thieke | 11,179 | 1% | ||
| Democratic | Richard Codey (write-in)1 | 9,668 | 0% | ||
| Independent | Edward Forchion | 8,603 | 0% | ||
| Independent | Michael Latigona | 4,914 | 0% | ||
| Independent | Wesley Bell | 3,762 | 0% | ||
| Socialist Workers | Angela Lariscy | 2,023 | 0% | ||
| Socialist | Constantino Rozzo | 1,850 | 0% | ||
| Majority | 168,921 | 10.4% | −2% | ||
| Turnout | 2,173,172 | 51.21% | +6.8% | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
1. Despite endorsing Jon Corzine and not seeking a full term, Richard Codey managed to finish 6th place with write-in votes, beating five candidates on the ballot.
External links
- Official 2005 Election Results
- Current Unoffical Election Results
- Jon Corzine's Official Campaign Site
- Doug Forrester's Official Campaign Site
- Michael Latigona's Official Campaign Site
- Jeff Pawlowski's Official Campaign Site
- Constantino Rozzo's Official Campaign Site
- Matthew Thieke's Official Campaign Site
- NJ.com: Elections
- USElections.com: New Jersey Elections