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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2005 New Jersey gubernatorial election
| election_name = 2005 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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| next_year = 2009
| next_year = 2009
| election_date = November 8, 2005
| election_date = November 8, 2005
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| nominee1 = '''[[Jon Corzine]]'''
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| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = '''1,224,551'''
| popular_vote1 = '''1,224,551'''
| percentage1 = '''53.5%'''
| percentage1 = '''53.5%'''
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| nominee2 = [[Douglas Forrester|Doug Forrester]]
| nominee2 = [[Douglas Forrester|Doug Forrester]]
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 985,271
| popular_vote2 = 985,271
| percentage2 = 43.0%
| percentage2 = 43.0%
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| before_election = [[Richard Codey]]
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The '''2005 New Jersey gubernatorial election''' was a race to determine the [[Governor of New Jersey]]. It was held on November 8, 2005. [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] 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 '''2005 New Jersey gubernatorial election''' was a race to determine the [[governor of New Jersey]]. It was held on November 8, 2005. [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] 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. U.S. Senator [[Jon Corzine]] won the Democratic nomination with no serious opposition. Former West Windsor Mayor [[Doug Forrester]] received the Republican nomination with a plurality of 36%. Corzine defeated Forrester in the general election. New Jersey is reliably Democratic at the federal level, but this was the first time since 1977 in which Democrats won more than one consecutive gubernatorial election in the state.
The primary election was held on June 7, 2005. U.S. senator [[Jon Corzine]] won the Democratic nomination without serious opposition. Former West Windsor Mayor [[Doug Forrester]] received the Republican nomination with a plurality of 36%. Corzine defeated Forrester in the general election. New Jersey is reliably Democratic at the federal level, but this was the first time since 1977 in which Democrats won more than one consecutive gubernatorial election in the state. This was the first time since 1965 that a Democrat won a gubernatorial race without Ocean County, and the first since 1961 that they did so without Monmouth County.


The 2005 general election also saw a public referendum question on the ballot for the voters to decide whether to create a position of [[Lieutenant governor (United States)|lieutenant governor]], alter the state's order of succession, and whether the [[Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey|state's first lieutenant governor]] would be chosen in the subsequent gubernatorial election held in 2009.<ref name="MansnerusNYT">Mansnerus, Laura. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9400E2DE153FF934A15750C0A9639C8B63 "On Politics: The Advantage of Having A Lieutenant Governor"] in ''The New York Times'' (March 27, 2005). Retrieved August 30, 2013.</ref><ref name="LGResolutionsACR100SCR2">New Jersey State Legislature. [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2004/Bills/SCR/2_R1.PDF Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2 (SCR2): "A Concurrent Resolution proposing to amend Articles II, IV, V, and XI of the Constitution of the State of New Jersey"] (2004) and [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2004/Bills/ACR/100_I1.PDF Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 100 (ACR100): "A Concurrent Resolution proposing to amend Articles II, IV, V and XI of the Constitution of the State of New Jersey"] (2005). Retrieved 30 August 2013. Note that The New Jersey State Legislature doesn't provide distinct web addresses for its transactions on specific bills, however, at [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillView.asp http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillView.asp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913080931/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillView.asp |date=2013-09-13 }} click on "Bills 2004–2005" and search for ACR100 and SCR2 for these bills, vote tallies and historical information regarding their passage.</ref> The question passed by a tally of 836,134 votes (56.1%) to 655,333 (43.9%).<ref name="2005LtGovAmendmentBallotQuestionResults">New Jersey Division of Elections (New Jersey Department of State). [http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2005_Official_public_questions_tallies.pdf "Official List Ballot Questions Tally For November 2005 General Election"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112093252/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2005_Official_public_questions_tallies.pdf |date=2013-11-12 }} (certified 16 December 2005). Retrieved 30 August 2013.</ref> As of 2022, this is the most recent time that [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]] voted for the Democratic candidate in a gubernatorial race.
The 2005 general election also saw a public referendum question on the ballot for the voters to decide whether to create a position of [[Lieutenant governor (United States)|lieutenant governor]], alter the state's order of succession, and whether the [[Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey|state's first lieutenant governor]] would be chosen in the subsequent gubernatorial election held in 2009.<ref name="MansnerusNYT">Mansnerus, Laura. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9400E2DE153FF934A15750C0A9639C8B63 "On Politics: The Advantage of Having A Lieutenant Governor"] in ''The New York Times'' (March 27, 2005). Retrieved August 30, 2013.</ref><ref name="LGResolutionsACR100SCR2">New Jersey State Legislature. [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2004/Bills/SCR/2_R1.PDF Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2 (SCR2): "A Concurrent Resolution proposing to amend Articles II, IV, V, and XI of the Constitution of the State of New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054955/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2004/Bills/SCR/2_R1.PDF |date=2013-09-21 }} (2004) and [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2004/Bills/ACR/100_I1.PDF Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 100 (ACR100): "A Concurrent Resolution proposing to amend Articles II, IV, V and XI of the Constitution of the State of New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055139/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2004/Bills/ACR/100_I1.PDF |date=2013-09-21 }} (2005). Retrieved 30 August 2013. Note that The New Jersey State Legislature doesn't provide distinct web addresses for its transactions on specific bills, however, at [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillView.asp http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillView.asp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913080931/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillView.asp |date=2013-09-13 }} click on "Bills 2004–2005" and search for ACR100 and SCR2 for these bills, vote tallies and historical information regarding their passage.</ref> The question passed by a tally of 836,134 votes (56.1%) to 655,333 (43.9%).<ref name="2005LtGovAmendmentBallotQuestionResults">New Jersey Division of Elections (New Jersey Department of State). [http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2005_Official_public_questions_tallies.pdf "Official List Ballot Questions Tally For November 2005 General Election"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112093252/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2005_Official_public_questions_tallies.pdf |date=2013-11-12 }} (certified 16 December 2005). Retrieved 30 August 2013.</ref> To date, this is the most recent election that [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]] voted for the Democratic candidate in a gubernatorial race.


==Background==
==Democratic primary==
Governor [[Jim McGreevey]] was elected in 2001 by a large margin but resigned from office in November 2004 after [[Golan Cipel]], an Israeli national and former advisor to the Governor, threatened to bring a lawsuit for sexual harassment, and thus reveal McGreevey was homosexual. Though McGreevey admitted to an "adult consensual affair with another man" on August 12, 2004, he announced that he would not resign from office until November 15, after the fall general election.<ref name=threat>{{cite magazine|url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/printout/0,8816,994916,00.html|title=The Governor's Secret Life|magazine=Time|volume=164|issue=8|first=John|last=Cloud|date=August 23, 2004|access-date=April 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222170111/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040823-682286,00.html|archive-date=February 22, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=iamagayamerican>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/12/mcgreevey.transcript/|title=McGreevey: 'I am a gay American'|publisher=CNN|date=August 13, 2004|access-date=November 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040814025742/http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/12/mcgreevey.transcript/index.html|archive-date=August 14, 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/12/mcgreevey.nj/|title=New Jersey governor quits, comes out as gay|website=CNN|date=August 13, 2004|access-date=November 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040816080014/https://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/12/mcgreevey.nj/|archive-date=August 16, 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=affair>{{cite news|url=https://www.nysun.com/new-york/mcgreevey-to-quit-declares-i-am-a-gay-american/245/|title=McGreevey to quit, declares 'I am a gay American'|date=August 13, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041103010214/http://www.nysun.com/article/245|archive-date=November 3, 2004|access-date=April 20, 2019|first=Yael|last=Kohen|work=[[The New York Sun]]}}</ref>


McGreevey's decision to delay the effective date of his resignation until after September 3, 2004, avoided a November special election for governor, which would have coincided with [[2004 United States presidential election in New Jersey|the election for President of the United States]]. The 2004 election between [[George W. Bush]] and [[John Kerry]] was expected to be competitive, the political aftermath of the [[September 11 attacks]] in the state, and some observers speculated that McGreevey's decision to delay his resignation was designed to improve Kerry's political position and preserve Democratic Party control of the office of governor.<ref name=specialelection>{{cite news|last=Kocieniewski|first=David|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/05/nyregion/mcgreevey-stays-put-and-intrigue-builds.html|title=McGreevey Stays Put, and Intrigue Builds |date=September 5, 2004|access-date=April 20, 2019|work=The New York Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528025224/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/05/nyregion/05jersey.html&position= |archive-date=May 28, 2015|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Mansnerus|first=Laura|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/17/nyregion/fallout-resignation-politics-mcgreevey-hunkers-down-but-exit-pressure-grows.html|title=McGreevey Hunkers Down, but Exit Pressure Grows|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 17, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420235310/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/17/nyregion/fallout-resignation-politics-mcgreevey-hunkers-down-but-exit-pressure-grows.html|archive-date=April 20, 2019|access-date=April 20, 2019|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref><ref name=mcgreeveymatter>{{cite news|url=http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/article.php?id=LJS2004081601|title=The McGreevey Matter – The impact on presidential politics|date=August 16, 2004|access-date=March 10, 2008|author=Sabato, Larry J. |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080213062014/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/article.php?id=LJS2004081601 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = February 13, 2008}}</ref>

Republicans and Democrats alike called upon McGreevey to make his resignation effective immediately.<ref name=republicanspush>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/13/nyregion/13CND-MCGREEVEY.html|title=Ex-Aide Says He Was Victim of McGreevey |work=The New York Times |date=August 13, 2004 |access-date=April 20, 2019 |author=Mansnerus, Laura |author2=Kocieniewski, David |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424120913/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/13/nyregion/13CND-MCGREEVEY.html|archive-date=April 24, 2009}}</ref><ref name=democratspush>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9658-2004Aug17.html|title=Democrats Press McGreevey to Quit|date=August 18, 2004|access-date=April 20, 2019|newspaper=Washington Post|author=Dewar, Helen|author2=Garcia, Michelle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109073612/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9658-2004Aug17.html|archive-date=November 9, 2012}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' editorial board opined, "Mr. McGreevey's strategy to delay resignation does not serve New Jersey residents well. The state will be led by an embattled governor mired in personal and legal problems for three months."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/13/opinion/13fri1.html|title=The Governor's Secret|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 13, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424120009/http://nytimes.com/2004/08/13/opinion/13fri1.html|archive-date=April 24, 2009|url-status=dead|access-date=February 18, 2024}}</ref> On September 15, U.S. District Judge [[Garrett E. Brown Jr.]] dismissed ''Afran v. McGreevey'',<ref name=princetonian>{{cite news|url=http://prince-web1.princeton.edu/archives/2004/09/09/news/10644.shtml |title=Princeton-area lawyers file lawsuit against McGreevey |date=September 9, 2004 |access-date=March 10, 2008 |work=[[The Daily Princetonian]] |first=Erik |last=Linstrum |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906183431/http://prince-web1.princeton.edu/archives/2004/09/09/news/10644.shtml |archive-date=September 6, 2006 }}</ref> a lawsuit by Green Party members claiming that the postponement of McGreevey's resignation had left a vacancy, thereby violating New Jerseyans' [[voting rights]].<ref name=judgewontorder>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-09-15-mcgreevey-special-election_x.htm|agency=Associated Press |work=USA Today|title=Judge won't order special N.J. election|date=September 15, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414073018/https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-09-15-mcgreevey-special-election_x.htm|archive-date=April 14, 2008}}</ref><ref name=judgedismisses>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/16/nyregion/16jersey.html|title=Judge Dismisses Case Seeking a Vote to Replace McGreevey|first=Laura|last=Mansnerus|work=The New York Times|date=September 16, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528054512/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/16/nyregion/16jersey.html|archive-date=May 28, 2015|access-date=April 20, 2019}}</ref>

[[New Jersey Senate]] President [[Richard Codey]] took office upon McGreevey's resignation<ref name=codeypromotion>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/16/nyregion/16governor.html|title=Transition Ends: A Quiet Goodbye for McGreevey|author=Mansnerus, Laura|author2=Beston, Josh|date=November 16, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528051650/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/16/nyregion/16governor.html|archive-date=May 28, 2015|access-date=April 20, 2019|work=The New York Times}}</ref> and served the remainder of the term until January 17, 2006.<ref name=codeydown>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/11/nyregion/11codey.html|title=A Sentimental Last Address as a Temporary Governor|author=Jones, Richard Lezin|author2=Benson, Josh|date=January 11, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611010532/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/11/nyregion/11codey.html|archive-date=June 11, 2015|access-date=April 20, 2019|work=The New York Times|url-status=live}}</ref> At the time of McGreevey's resignation, the [[New Jersey State Constitution]] stipulated that the Senate president retains that position while serving as acting governor.<ref name=njconst>{{cite web|url=http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/lawsconstitution/constitution.asp |title=New Jersey State Constitution |access-date=March 10, 2008 |work=njleg.state.nj.us |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630013226/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/lawsconstitution/constitution.asp |archive-date=June 30, 2009 }}</ref> In the wake of McGreevey's resignation, and in consideration of other past New Jersey governors who had left office before the end of their terms,<ref>{{cite web|author=Benson, Josh|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/25/nyregion/metrocampaigns/new-jersey-used-to-having-governors-leave-early.html|title=New Jersey, Used to Having Governors Leave Early, Considers Need for a Lieutenant|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=October 25, 2005|access-date=November 13, 2023|archive-date=November 13, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231113181646/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/25/nyregion/metrocampaigns/new-jersey-used-to-having-governors-leave-early.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Shure, John|url=http://www.njpp.org/reports/the-people-should-choose-who-fills-the-shoes|title=The People Should Choose Who Fills the Shoes|publisher=New Jersey Policy Perspective|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=September 10, 2004|access-date=November 12, 2013|archive-date=November 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112094459/http://www.njpp.org/reports/the-people-should-choose-who-fills-the-shoes}}</ref> the New Jersey legislature passed a resolution establishing a public referendum on the creation of the position of [[Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2004/Bills/SCR/2_R1.PDF|title=Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2 (SCR2)|publisher=[[New Jersey State Legislature]]|quote=A Concurrent Resolution proposing to amend Articles II, IV, V, and XI of the Constitution of the State of New Jersey|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=|access-date=November 13, 2023|archive-date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055139/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2004/Bills/ACR/100_I1.PDF}}</ref>

==Democratic primary==
===Candidates===
===Candidates===
====Nominee====
*[[Jon Corzine]], U.S. Senator
*[[Jon Corzine]], U.S. senator<ref>Kornacki, Steve. [https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2013/01/exit-everyman-how-the-jersey-democratic-bosses-destroyed-dick-codey-and-unleashed-chris-christie-074164 "Exit everyman: How the Jersey Democratic bosses destroyed Dick Codey and unleashed Chris Christie"] in "Politico" (January 28, 2013). Retrieved April 19, 2022</ref>
*James D. Kelly Jr.

*[[Francis X. Tenaglio]], former [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives|Pennsylvania State Representative]]
====Eliminated in primary====
*James D. Kelly Jr., telecommunications company employee<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=82447 "James D. Kelly Jr."] in "Our Campaigns". Retrieved April 19, 2022</ref>
*[[Francis X. Tenaglio]], former [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives|Pennsylvania state representative]]

====Declined====
*[[Richard Codey]], incumbent governor and president of the [[New Jersey Senate]]


===Results===
===Results===
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==Republican primary==
==Republican primary==

===Candidates===
===Candidates===
====Nominee====
*[[Doug Forrester]], former mayor of [[West Windsor, New Jersey|West Windsor]] and nominee for the [[U.S. Senate]] in [[United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2002|2002]]

====Eliminated in Primary====
*Todd Caliguire, [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]] [[Board of Chosen Freeholders|Freeholder]]
*Todd Caliguire, [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]] [[Board of Chosen Freeholders|Freeholder]]
*[[Paul DiGaetano]], [[New Jersey General Assembly|State Assemblyman]]
*[[Paul DiGaetano]], [[New Jersey General Assembly|Assemblyman]] from [[Nutley, New Jersey|Nutley]]
*[[Doug Forrester]], former Mayor of [[West Windsor, New Jersey|West Windsor]] and nominee for the [[U.S. Senate]] in [[United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2002|2002]]
*[[Steve Lonegan]], Mayor of [[Bogota, New Jersey|Bogota]]
*[[Steve Lonegan]], Mayor of [[Bogota, New Jersey|Bogota]]
*[[John J. Murphy]], [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]] [[Board of Chosen Freeholders|Freeholder]] and former Mayor of [[Morris Township, New Jersey|Morris Township]]
*John J. Murphy, [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]] [[Board of Chosen Freeholders|Freeholder]] and former mayor of [[Morris Township, New Jersey|Morris Township]]
*[[Bob Schroeder]], [[Township of Washington, Bergen County, New Jersey|Washington Township]] Councilman
*[[Bob Schroeder]], [[Township of Washington, Bergen County, New Jersey|Washington Township]] Councilman
*[[Bret Schundler]], former Mayor of [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] and nominee for Governor in [[2001 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2001]]
*[[Bret Schundler]], former mayor of [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] and nominee for governor in [[2001 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2001]]

====Declined====
*[[Chris Christie]], [[United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey|U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jersey-journal-christies-brother-em/128628635/|title=Christie's brother emerges as a major GOP fund-raiser|last=Shears |first=Ian T. |date=September 8, 2004|publisher=[[The Jersey Journal]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jersey-journal-corzine-to-announce-b/128628840/|title=Corzine to announce bid for governor |date=November 26, 2004|publisher=[[The Jersey Journal]]}}</ref>


===Results===
===Results===
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| party = Republican Party (United States)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 108,941
| votes = 108,941
| percentage = 39.01
| percentage = 36.01
}}
}}
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| party = Republican Party (United States)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 94,417
| votes = 94,417
| percentage = 34.21
| percentage = 31.21
}}
}}
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===Candidates===
===Candidates===

====Major====
*[[Jon Corzine]] (D) Incumbent U.S. Senator
*[[Doug Forrester]] (R) Former Mayor of [[West Windsor, New Jersey|West Windsor]]

====Minor====
*Jeffrey Pawlowski, former [[Sayreville, New Jersey|Sayreville]] borough councilman ([[U.S. Libertarian Party]])
*Matthew Thieke, computer software analyst and resident of Maple Shade ([[Green Party (United States)|Green]])
*[[Ed Forchion]], Candidate for U.S. Representative in [[New Jersey's 3rd congressional district]] in [[2004 U.S. House election|2004]] ( [[United States Marijuana Party|Marijuana]])
*Angela Lariscy, Candidate for U.S. Representative in [[New Jersey's 13th congressional district]] in [[2004 U.S. House election|2004]] ([[Socialist Workers Party (United States)|Socialist Workers]])
*Constantino Rozzo, Congressional candidate in [[New Jersey's 2nd congressional district]] in [[2004 U.S. House election|2004]] ([[Socialist Party (United States)|Socialist]])
*Hector Castillo, physician and candidate for Mayor of Paterson in 2002 (Independent)
*Wesley Bell, former mayor of [[Stafford Township, New Jersey|Stafford Township]] (Independent)
*Wesley Bell, former mayor of [[Stafford Township, New Jersey|Stafford Township]] (Independent)
*Hector Castillo, physician and candidate for mayor of [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]] in 2002 (Independent)
*[[Jon Corzine]], U.S. senator (Democratic)
*[[Ed Forchion]], Candidate for U.S. representative in [[New Jersey's 3rd congressional district]] in [[2004 U.S. House election|2004]] ([[United States Marijuana Party|Marijuana]])
*[[Doug Forrester]], businessman, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2002, and former mayor of [[West Windsor, New Jersey|West Windsor]] (Republican)
*Angela Lariscy, candidate for U.S. representative in [[New Jersey's 13th congressional district]] in [[2004 U.S. House election|2004]] ([[Socialist Workers Party (United States)|Socialist Workers]])
*Michael Latigona, registered nurse and EMT from [[Marlton, New Jersey|Marlton]] (Independent)
*Michael Latigona, registered nurse and EMT from [[Marlton, New Jersey|Marlton]] (Independent)
*Jeffrey Pawlowski, former [[Sayreville, New Jersey|Sayreville]] borough councilman (Libertarian)
*Constantino Rozzo, candidate for U.S. representative in [[New Jersey's 2nd congressional district]] in [[2004 U.S. House election|2004]] ([[Socialist Party (United States)|Socialist]])
*Matthew Thieke, computer software analyst and resident of Maple Shade ([[Green Party (United States)|Green]])


===Debates===
===Debates===
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission declared that the four candidates would be included in the official gubernatorial debates to be aired on [[New Jersey Network|NJN]]. They included [[Jeffrey Pawlowski]] and [[Hector Castillo]].
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission declared that the four candidates would be included in the official gubernatorial debates to be aired on [[New Jersey Network|NJN]]. They included [[Jeffrey Pawlowski]] and Hector Castillo.
*[https://www.c-span.org/video/?188958-1/jersey-gubernatorial-debate Complete video of debate], September 20, 2005
*[https://www.c-span.org/video/?188958-1/jersey-gubernatorial-debate Complete video of debate], September 20, 2005
*[https://www.c-span.org/video/?189421-1/jersey-gubernatorial-debate Complete video of debate], October 18, 2005
*[https://www.c-span.org/video/?189421-1/jersey-gubernatorial-debate Complete video of debate], October 18, 2005
*[https://www.c-span.org/video/?189797-1/jersey-gubernatorial-debate Complete video of debate], November 5, 2005
*[https://www.c-span.org/video/?189797-1/jersey-gubernatorial-debate Complete video of debate], November 5, 2005

===Predictions===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Source
!Ranking
!As of
|-
| align=left | [[Larry Sabato|Sabato's Crystal Ball]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The 2005 Off-Off-Year Elections: Hardfast Harbinger or Harmless Happenstance? {{!}} Sabato's Crystal Ball |url=https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2005102501/}}</ref>
| {{USRaceRating|Likely|D}}
|October 25, 2005
|}


===Polling===
===Polling===
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|- bgcolor=maroon
|- bgcolor=maroon
! width="40%" | Source
! width="40%" | Source
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! width="10%" | Undecided
! width="10%" | Undecided
|-
|-
| [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor.htm Rasmussen]
|[[Rasmussen Reports|Rasmussen]]<ref>[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor.htm Rasmussen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051123205505/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor.htm |date=November 23, 2005 }}</ref>
| June 8
| June 8, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''47'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''47'''%
| align=center| 40%
| align=center| 40%
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| align=center| 8%
| align=center| 8%
|-
|-
| [http://www.nj.com/newsflash/politics/index.ssf?/base/news-15/1118604954173110.xml&storylist=njelection Rutgers]
|[[Rutgers]]<ref>[http://www.nj.com/newsflash/politics/index.ssf?/base/news-15/1118604954173110.xml&storylist=njelection Rutgers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111014/http://www.nj.com/newsflash/politics/index.ssf?/base/news-15/1118604954173110.xml&storylist=njelection |date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref>
| June 12
| June 12, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''43'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''43'''%
| align=center| 33%
| align=center| 33%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20050702074355/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11376.xml?ReleaseID=742 Quinnipiac]
|[[Quinnipiac University Polling Institute|Quinnipiac]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050702074355/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11376.xml?ReleaseID=742 Quinnipiac]</ref>
| June 15
| June 15, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''47'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''47'''%
| align=center| 37%
| align=center| 37%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor_July%2015.htm Rasmussen]
|[[Rasmussen Reports|Rasmussen]]<ref>[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor_July%2015.htm Rasmussen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050719003947/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor_July%2015.htm |date=July 19, 2005 }}</ref>
| July 15
| July 15, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''50'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''50'''%
| align=center| 38%
| align=center| 38%
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| align=center| 8%
| align=center| 8%
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20051215055834/http://www.strategicvision.biz/political/newjersey_poll_0719.htm Strategic Vision]
|[[Strategic Vision]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051215055834/http://www.strategicvision.biz/political/newjersey_poll_0719.htm Strategic Vision]</ref>
| July 19
| July 19, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''48'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''48'''%
| align=center| 40%
| align=center| 40%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--governorsrace-po0721jul21,0,2958460.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey Fairleigh Dickinson-PublicMind]
|[[Fairleigh Dickinson-PublicMind]]<ref>[http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--governorsrace-po0721jul21,0,2958460.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey Fairleigh Dickinson-PublicMind]</ref>
| July 21
| July 21, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''47'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''47'''%
| align=center| 34%
| align=center| 34%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor_August%208.htm Rasmussen]
|[[Rasmussen Reports|Rasmussen]]<ref>[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor_August%208.htm Rasmussen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051123203225/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor_August%208.htm |date=November 23, 2005 }}</ref>
| August 7
| August 7, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''45'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''45'''%
| align=center| 37%
| align=center| 37%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20110604230901/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11385.xml?ReleaseID=825 Quinnipiac]
|[[Quinnipiac University Polling Institute|Quinnipiac]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110604230901/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11385.xml?ReleaseID=825 Quinnipiac]</ref>
| August 10
| August 10, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''50'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''50'''%
| align=center| 40%
| align=center| 40%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20051202012254/http://www.strategicvision.biz/political/newjersey_poll_0818.htm Strategic Vision]
|[[Strategic Vision]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051202012254/http://www.strategicvision.biz/political/newjersey_poll_0818.htm Strategic Vision]</ref>
| August 18
| August 18, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''50'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''50'''%
| align=center| 40%
| align=center| 40%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [http://www.nj.com/elections/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1126501979325250.xml&coll=1 Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers]
|[[Star-Ledger]]/[[Eagleton-Rutgers]]<ref>[http://www.nj.com/elections/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1126501979325250.xml&coll=1 Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122649/http://www.nj.com/elections/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1126501979325250.xml&coll=1 |date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref>
| September 12
| September 12, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''48'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''48'''%
| align=center| 28%
| align=center| 28%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20051215045930/http://www.strategicvision.biz/political/newjersey_poll_0916.htm Strategic Vision]
|[[Strategic Vision]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051215045930/http://www.strategicvision.biz/political/newjersey_poll_0916.htm Strategic Vision]</ref>
| Sept 16
| September 16, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''47'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''47'''%
| align=center| 36%
| align=center| 36%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor_September%2018.htm Rasmussen]
|[[Rasmussen Reports|Rasmussen]]<ref>[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor_September%2018.htm Rasmussen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051123204131/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor_September%2018.htm |date=November 23, 2005 }}</ref>
| September 19
| September 19, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''47'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''47'''%
| align=center| 36%
| align=center| 36%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [http://publicmind.fdu.edu/govrace2005/ Fairleigh-Dickinson]
|[[Fairleigh-Dickinson]]<ref>[http://publicmind.fdu.edu/govrace2005/ Fairleigh-Dickinson]</ref>
| September 26
| September 26, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''48'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''48'''%
| align=center| 38%
| align=center| 38%
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| align=center| 10%
| align=center| 10%
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20051030161848/http://www.monmouth.edu/polling/admin/polls/MUP01_1.pdf Monmouth University]
|[[Monmouth University]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051030161848/http://www.monmouth.edu/polling/admin/polls/MUP01_1.pdf Monmouth University]</ref>
| Sept 28
| September 28, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''46'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''46'''%
| align=center| 38%
| align=center| 38%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20051210165912/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11376.xml?ReleaseID=834 Quinnipiac]
|[[Quinnipiac University Polling Institute|Quinnipiac]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051210165912/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11376.xml?ReleaseID=834 Quinnipiac]</ref>
| September 28
| September 28, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''48'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''48'''%
| align=center| 44%
| align=center| 44%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor_October%206.htm Rasmussen]
|[[Rasmussen Reports|Rasmussen]]<ref>[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor_October%206.htm Rasmussen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051018030022/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor_October%206.htm |date=2005-10-18 }}</ref>
| October 6
| October 6, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''45'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''45'''%
| align=center| 38%
| align=center| 38%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--governorsrace-po1009oct09,0,6956171.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers]
|[[Star-Ledger]]/[[Eagleton-Rutgers]]<ref>[http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--governorsrace-po1009oct09,0,6956171.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers]</ref>
| October 3–6
| October 3–6, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''44'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''44'''%
| align=center| 37%
| align=center| 37%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/NJ/GV051010.htm Marist]
|[[Marist Poll|Marist]]<ref>[http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/NJ/GV051010.htm Marist] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051013060426/http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/NJ/GV051010.htm |date=October 13, 2005 }}</ref>
| October 10
| October 10, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''44'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''44'''%
| align=center| 43%
| align=center| 43%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=e950303d-9e94-4199-9670-a1a7b0ef7d7c Survey USA]
|[[Survey USA]]<ref>[http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=e950303d-9e94-4199-9670-a1a7b0ef7d7c Survey USA]</ref>
| October 11
| October 11, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''49'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''49'''%
| align=center| 41%
| align=center| 41%
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| align=center| 5%
| align=center| 5%
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20051226110826/http://www.strategicvision.biz/political/newjersey_poll_1013.htm Strategic Vision]
|[[Strategic Vision]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051226110826/http://www.strategicvision.biz/political/newjersey_poll_1013.htm Strategic Vision]</ref>
| October 13
| October 13, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''46'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''46'''%
| align=center| 40%
| align=center| 40%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20110604230932/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11385.xml?ReleaseID=841 Quinnipiac]
|[[Quinnipiac University Polling Institute|Quinnipiac]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110604230932/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11385.xml?ReleaseID=841 Quinnipiac]</ref>
| October 19
| October 19, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''50'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''50'''%
| align=center| 43%
| align=center| 43%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor_October%2019.htm Rasmussen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051227084431/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor_October%2019.htm |date=2005-12-27 }}
|[[Rasmussen Reports|Rasmussen]]<ref>[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor_October%2019.htm Rasmussen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051227084431/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor_October%2019.htm |date=2005-12-27 }}</ref>
| October 20
| October 20, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''49'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''49'''%
| align=center| 40%
| align=center| 40%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=54c85a30-01bc-450b-9b42-6f2aef9b9e1a Survey USA]
|[[Survey USA]]<ref>[http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=54c85a30-01bc-450b-9b42-6f2aef9b9e1a Survey USA]</ref>
| October 25
| October 25, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''50'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''50'''%
| align=center| 41%
| align=center| 41%
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| align=center| 3%
| align=center| 3%
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20060213031551/http://www.strategicvision.biz/political/newjersey_poll_1102.htm Strategic Vision]
|[[Strategic Vision]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060213031551/http://www.strategicvision.biz/political/newjersey_poll_1102.htm Strategic Vision]</ref>
| November 2
| November 2, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''48'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''48'''%
| align=center| 42%
| align=center| 42%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [http://publicmind.fdu.edu/corked/tab.html Fairleigh-Dickinson]
|[[Fairleigh-Dickinson]]<ref>[http://publicmind.fdu.edu/corked/tab.html Fairleigh-Dickinson]</ref>
| November 2
| November 2, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''44'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''44'''%
| align=center| 40%
| align=center| 40%
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| align=center| 13%
| align=center| 13%
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20110604230953/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11385.xml?ReleaseID=844 Quinnipiac]
|[[Quinnipiac University Polling Institute|Quinnipiac]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110604230953/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11385.xml?ReleaseID=844 Quinnipiac]</ref>
| November 2
| November 2, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''50'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''50'''%
| align=center| 38%
| align=center| 38%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/NJ/GV051104.htm Marist College]
|[[Marist College]]<ref>[http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/NJ/GV051104.htm Marist College] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060214015150/http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/NJ/GV051104.htm |date=February 14, 2006 }}</ref>
| November 4
| November 4, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''51'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''51'''%
| align=center| 41%
| align=center| 41%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051106/NEWS01/511060377/1006 Monmouth University]
|[[Monmouth University]]<ref>[http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051106/NEWS01/511060377/1006 Monmouth University] {{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| November 4
| November 4, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''47'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''47'''%
| align=center| 38%
| align=center| 38%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor_November%207.htm Rasmussen]
|[[Rasmussen Reports|Rasmussen]]<ref>[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor_November%207.htm Rasmussen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051126001228/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/New%20Jersey%20Governor_November%207.htm |date=November 26, 2005 }}</ref>
| November 6
| November 6, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''44'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''44'''%
| align=center| 39%
| align=center| 39%
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| align=center| 12%
| align=center| 12%
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20110604231112/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11385.xml?ReleaseID=845 Quinnipiac]
|[[Quinnipiac University Polling Institute|Quinnipiac]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110604231112/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11385.xml?ReleaseID=845 Quinnipiac]</ref>
| November 7
| November 7, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''52'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''52'''%
| align=center| 45%
| align=center| 45%
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| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
|-
| [http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReportEmail.aspx?g=cec036dd-3aa9-402c-bd9a-2fd6707ebf5b Survey USA]
|[[Survey USA]]<ref>[http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReportEmail.aspx?g=cec036dd-3aa9-402c-bd9a-2fd6707ebf5b Survey USA]</ref>
| November 7
| November 7, 2005
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''50'''%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''50'''%
| align=center| 44%
| align=center| 44%
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===Results===
===Results===

[[File:2005 NJ gubernatorial results by muni graduated.svg|right|thumb|247px|Results of the general election by [[List of municipalities in New Jersey|municipality]], darker colors indicate higher win percentage:<br />
-Blue municipalities won by Corzine<br />
-Red municipalities won by Forrester<br />
-Purple municipalities Corzine and Forrester tied]]
{{Election box begin | title=New Jersey Gubernatorial Election, 2005<ref name=GenElecResults>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2005_Official_General_Election-Governor_tallies.pdf |title=Official List Candidates for Governor For November 2005 General Election |publisher=New Jersey Secretary of State |date=December 16, 2005 |access-date=October 21, 2016}}</ref>}}
{{Election box begin | title=New Jersey Gubernatorial Election, 2005<ref name=GenElecResults>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2005_Official_General_Election-Governor_tallies.pdf |title=Official List Candidates for Governor For November 2005 General Election |publisher=New Jersey Secretary of State |date=December 16, 2005 |access-date=October 21, 2016}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
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====Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican====
*[[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth]] (largest municipality: [[Middletown Township, New Jersey|Middletown Township]])
*[[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean]] (largest municipality: [[Lakewood, New Jersey|Lakewood]])


==See also==
==See also==
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*[http://www.njelections.org/election-information-archive-2005.html New Jersey Department of State - 2005 Election Information Archive]
*[http://www.njelections.org/election-information-archive-2005.html New Jersey Department of State - 2005 Election Information Archive]


;Candidates
'''Candidates'''
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051107011110/http://www.corzineforgovernor.com/ Jon Corzine's Official Campaign Site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051107011110/http://www.corzineforgovernor.com/ Jon Corzine's Official Campaign Site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051107011717/http://www.dougforrester.com/ Doug Forrester's Official Campaign Site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051107011717/http://www.dougforrester.com/ Doug Forrester's Official Campaign Site]

Latest revision as of 02:26, 17 November 2024

2005 New Jersey gubernatorial election

← 2001 November 8, 2005 2009 →
 
Nominee Jon Corzine Doug Forrester
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,224,551 985,271
Percentage 53.5% 43.0%

Corzine:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Forrester:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
Tie:      50%

Governor before election

Richard Codey
Democratic

Elected Governor

Jon Corzine
Democratic

The 2005 New Jersey gubernatorial election was a race to determine the governor of New Jersey. It was held on November 8, 2005. Democratic 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. U.S. senator Jon Corzine won the Democratic nomination without serious opposition. Former West Windsor Mayor Doug Forrester received the Republican nomination with a plurality of 36%. Corzine defeated Forrester in the general election. New Jersey is reliably Democratic at the federal level, but this was the first time since 1977 in which Democrats won more than one consecutive gubernatorial election in the state. This was the first time since 1965 that a Democrat won a gubernatorial race without Ocean County, and the first since 1961 that they did so without Monmouth County.

The 2005 general election also saw a public referendum question on the ballot for the voters to decide whether to create a position of lieutenant governor, alter the state's order of succession, and whether the state's first lieutenant governor would be chosen in the subsequent gubernatorial election held in 2009.[1][2] The question passed by a tally of 836,134 votes (56.1%) to 655,333 (43.9%).[3] To date, this is the most recent election that Salem County voted for the Democratic candidate in a gubernatorial race.

Background

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Governor Jim McGreevey was elected in 2001 by a large margin but resigned from office in November 2004 after Golan Cipel, an Israeli national and former advisor to the Governor, threatened to bring a lawsuit for sexual harassment, and thus reveal McGreevey was homosexual. Though McGreevey admitted to an "adult consensual affair with another man" on August 12, 2004, he announced that he would not resign from office until November 15, after the fall general election.[4][5][6][7]

McGreevey's decision to delay the effective date of his resignation until after September 3, 2004, avoided a November special election for governor, which would have coincided with the election for President of the United States. The 2004 election between George W. Bush and John Kerry was expected to be competitive, the political aftermath of the September 11 attacks in the state, and some observers speculated that McGreevey's decision to delay his resignation was designed to improve Kerry's political position and preserve Democratic Party control of the office of governor.[8][9][10]

Republicans and Democrats alike called upon McGreevey to make his resignation effective immediately.[11][12] The New York Times editorial board opined, "Mr. McGreevey's strategy to delay resignation does not serve New Jersey residents well. The state will be led by an embattled governor mired in personal and legal problems for three months."[13] On September 15, U.S. District Judge Garrett E. Brown Jr. dismissed Afran v. McGreevey,[14] a lawsuit by Green Party members claiming that the postponement of McGreevey's resignation had left a vacancy, thereby violating New Jerseyans' voting rights.[15][16]

New Jersey Senate President Richard Codey took office upon McGreevey's resignation[17] and served the remainder of the term until January 17, 2006.[18] At the time of McGreevey's resignation, the New Jersey State Constitution stipulated that the Senate president retains that position while serving as acting governor.[19] In the wake of McGreevey's resignation, and in consideration of other past New Jersey governors who had left office before the end of their terms,[20][21] the New Jersey legislature passed a resolution establishing a public referendum on the creation of the position of Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey.[22]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Declined

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Results

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Democratic Primary results[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jon S. Corzine 207,670 88.08
Democratic James D. Kelly, Jr. 19,512 8.28
Democratic Francis X. Tenaglio 8,596 3.65
Total votes 235,778 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in Primary

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Declined

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Results

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Republican Primary results[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Forrester 108,941 36.01
Republican Bret Schundler 94,417 31.21
Republican John J. Murphy 33,800 11.17
Republican Steve Lonegan 24,433 8.08
Republican Robert Schroeder 16,763 5.54
Republican Paul DiGaetano 16,684 5.52
Republican Todd Caliguire 7,463 2.47
Total votes 302,501 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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Debates

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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. They included Jeffrey Pawlowski and Hector Castillo.

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[29] Likely D October 25, 2005

Polling

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Source Date Jon
Corzine (D)
Doug
Forrester (R)
Other Undecided
Rasmussen[30] June 8, 2005 47% 40% 5% 8%
Rutgers[31] June 12, 2005 43% 33%
Quinnipiac[32] June 15, 2005 47% 37%
Rasmussen[33] July 15, 2005 50% 38% 4% 8%
Strategic Vision[34] July 19, 2005 48% 40%
Fairleigh Dickinson-PublicMind[35] July 21, 2005 47% 34%
Rasmussen[36] August 7, 2005 45% 37% 5%
Quinnipiac[37] August 10, 2005 50% 40%
Strategic Vision[38] August 18, 2005 50% 40%
Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers[39] September 12, 2005 48% 28%
Strategic Vision[40] September 16, 2005 47% 36%
Rasmussen[41] September 19, 2005 47% 36% 5%
Fairleigh-Dickinson[42] September 26, 2005 48% 38% 4% 10%
Monmouth University[43] September 28, 2005 46% 38%
Quinnipiac[44] September 28, 2005 48% 44%
Rasmussen[45] October 6, 2005 45% 38% 5%
Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers[46] October 3–6, 2005 44% 37%
Marist[47] October 10, 2005 44% 43%
Survey USA[48] October 11, 2005 49% 41% 5% 5%
Strategic Vision[49] October 13, 2005 46% 40%
Quinnipiac[50] October 19, 2005 50% 43%
Rasmussen[51] October 20, 2005 49% 40% 3%
Survey USA[52] October 25, 2005 50% 41% 7% 3%
Strategic Vision[53] November 2, 2005 48% 42%
Fairleigh-Dickinson[54] November 2, 2005 44% 40% 3% 13%
Quinnipiac[55] November 2, 2005 50% 38%
Marist College[56] November 4, 2005 51% 41%
Monmouth University[57] November 4, 2005 47% 38%
Rasmussen[58] November 6, 2005 44% 39% 5% 12%
Quinnipiac[59] November 7, 2005 52% 45%
Survey USA[60] November 7, 2005 50% 44% 5% 2%

Results

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New Jersey Gubernatorial Election, 2005[61]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jon Corzine 1,224,551 53.47% Decrease 2.96
Republican Doug Forrester 985,271 43.02% Increase 1.34
Independent Hector Castillo 29,452 1.29% N/A
Libertarian Jeffrey Pawlowski 15,417 0.67% Increase 0.46
Green Matthew Thieke 12,315 0.54% Increase 0.26
Legalize Marijuana Edward Forchion 9,137 0.40% N/A
Independent Michael Latigona 5,169 0.23%
Independent Wesley Bell 4,178 0.18% N/A
Socialist Workers Angela Lariscy 2,531 0.11% Increase 0.06
Socialist Constantino Rozzo 2,078 0.09% Increase 0.02
Majority 239,280 10.45% −4.31%
Turnout 2,290,099
Democratic hold Swing

Results by county[61]

County Corzine votes Corzine % Forrester votes Forrester % Other votes Other %
Atlantic 34,539 53.3% 28,004 43.2% 2,238 3.5%
Bergen 142,319 55.6% 108,017 42.2% 5,683 2.2%
Burlington 64,421 50.5% 57,908 45.4% 5,203 4.1%
Camden 76,955 60.4% 45,079 35.4% 5,458 4.3%
Cape May 14,375 45.2% 16,179 50.9% 1,243 3.9%
Cumberland 18,580 57.2% 12,692 39.0% 1,231 3.8%
Essex 131,312 72.7% 45,789 25.4% 3,456 1.9%
Gloucester 41,128 53.2% 33,225 43.0% 3,004 3.9%
Hudson 87,409 75.4% 25,769 22.2% 2,691 2.3%
Hunterdon 15,004 33.6% 27,521 61.6% 2,179 4.9%
Mercer 56,592 57.1% 38,871 39.2% 3,596 3.6%
Middlesex 107,176 56.0% 75,021 39.2% 9,085 4.7%
Monmouth 85,187 43.8% 101,085 51.9% 8,376 4.3%
Morris 60,986 41.3% 82,550 56.0% 3,997 2.7%
Ocean 71,953 41.6% 93,693 54.2% 7,242 4.2%
Passaic 61,803 57.9% 41,532 38.9% 3,413 3.2%
Salem 10,057 48.6% 9,608 46.5% 1,008 4.9%
Somerset 40,459 43.3% 49,406 52.8% 3,661 3.9%
Sussex 14,854 35.1% 25,283 59.7% 2,182 5.2%
Union 77,982 59.2% 50,036 38.0% 3,677 2.8%
Warren 11,460 36.8% 18,003 57.9% 1,654 5.3%

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mansnerus, Laura. "On Politics: The Advantage of Having A Lieutenant Governor" in The New York Times (March 27, 2005). Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  2. ^ New Jersey State Legislature. Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2 (SCR2): "A Concurrent Resolution proposing to amend Articles II, IV, V, and XI of the Constitution of the State of New Jersey" Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine (2004) and Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 100 (ACR100): "A Concurrent Resolution proposing to amend Articles II, IV, V and XI of the Constitution of the State of New Jersey" Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine (2005). Retrieved 30 August 2013. Note that The New Jersey State Legislature doesn't provide distinct web addresses for its transactions on specific bills, however, at http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillView.asp Archived 2013-09-13 at the Wayback Machine click on "Bills 2004–2005" and search for ACR100 and SCR2 for these bills, vote tallies and historical information regarding their passage.
  3. ^ New Jersey Division of Elections (New Jersey Department of State). "Official List Ballot Questions Tally For November 2005 General Election" Archived 2013-11-12 at the Wayback Machine (certified 16 December 2005). Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  4. ^ Cloud, John (August 23, 2004). "The Governor's Secret Life". Time. Vol. 164, no. 8. Archived from the original on February 22, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "McGreevey: 'I am a gay American'". CNN. August 13, 2004. Archived from the original on August 14, 2004. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "New Jersey governor quits, comes out as gay". CNN. August 13, 2004. Archived from the original on August 16, 2004. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  7. ^ Kohen, Yael (August 13, 2004). "McGreevey to quit, declares 'I am a gay American'". The New York Sun. Archived from the original on November 3, 2004. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  8. ^ Kocieniewski, David (September 5, 2004). "McGreevey Stays Put, and Intrigue Builds". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 28, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  9. ^ Mansnerus, Laura (August 17, 2004). "McGreevey Hunkers Down, but Exit Pressure Grows". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ Sabato, Larry J. (August 16, 2004). "The McGreevey Matter – The impact on presidential politics". Archived from the original on February 13, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
  11. ^ Mansnerus, Laura; Kocieniewski, David (August 13, 2004). "Ex-Aide Says He Was Victim of McGreevey". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  12. ^ Dewar, Helen; Garcia, Michelle (August 18, 2004). "Democrats Press McGreevey to Quit". Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  13. ^ "The Governor's Secret". The New York Times. August 13, 2004. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  14. ^ Linstrum, Erik (September 9, 2004). "Princeton-area lawyers file lawsuit against McGreevey". The Daily Princetonian. Archived from the original on September 6, 2006. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
  15. ^ "Judge won't order special N.J. election". USA Today. Associated Press. September 15, 2004. Archived from the original on April 14, 2008.
  16. ^ Mansnerus, Laura (September 16, 2004). "Judge Dismisses Case Seeking a Vote to Replace McGreevey". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 28, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  17. ^ Mansnerus, Laura; Beston, Josh (November 16, 2004). "Transition Ends: A Quiet Goodbye for McGreevey". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 28, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  18. ^ Jones, Richard Lezin; Benson, Josh (January 11, 2006). "A Sentimental Last Address as a Temporary Governor". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  19. ^ "New Jersey State Constitution". njleg.state.nj.us. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
  20. ^ Benson, Josh (October 25, 2005). "New Jersey, Used to Having Governors Leave Early, Considers Need for a Lieutenant". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  21. ^ Shure, John (September 10, 2004). "The People Should Choose Who Fills the Shoes". New Jersey Policy Perspective. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  22. ^ "Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2 (SCR2)" (PDF). New Jersey State Legislature. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2023. A Concurrent Resolution proposing to amend Articles II, IV, V, and XI of the Constitution of the State of New Jersey
  23. ^ Kornacki, Steve. "Exit everyman: How the Jersey Democratic bosses destroyed Dick Codey and unleashed Chris Christie" in "Politico" (January 28, 2013). Retrieved April 19, 2022
  24. ^ "James D. Kelly Jr." in "Our Campaigns". Retrieved April 19, 2022
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  29. ^ "The 2005 Off-Off-Year Elections: Hardfast Harbinger or Harmless Happenstance? | Sabato's Crystal Ball".
  30. ^ Rasmussen Archived November 23, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  31. ^ Rutgers Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  32. ^ Quinnipiac
  33. ^ Rasmussen Archived July 19, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  34. ^ Strategic Vision
  35. ^ Fairleigh Dickinson-PublicMind
  36. ^ Rasmussen Archived November 23, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  37. ^ Quinnipiac
  38. ^ Strategic Vision
  39. ^ Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  40. ^ Strategic Vision
  41. ^ Rasmussen Archived November 23, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  42. ^ Fairleigh-Dickinson
  43. ^ Monmouth University
  44. ^ Quinnipiac
  45. ^ Rasmussen Archived 2005-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
  46. ^ Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers
  47. ^ Marist Archived October 13, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  48. ^ Survey USA
  49. ^ Strategic Vision
  50. ^ Quinnipiac
  51. ^ Rasmussen Archived 2005-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
  52. ^ Survey USA
  53. ^ Strategic Vision
  54. ^ Fairleigh-Dickinson
  55. ^ Quinnipiac
  56. ^ Marist College Archived February 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  57. ^ Monmouth University [permanent dead link]
  58. ^ Rasmussen Archived November 26, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  59. ^ Quinnipiac
  60. ^ Survey USA
  61. ^ a b "Official List Candidates for Governor For November 2005 General Election" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. December 16, 2005. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
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