- New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2005
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New Jersey Gubernatorial election, 2005 2001 ← November 8, 2005 → 2009 Candidate Jon Corzine Doug Forrester Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,224,551 985,271 Percentage 53.5% 43.0%
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Hoboken 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. U.S. Senator Jon Corzine won the Democratic nomination with no serious opposition. Former Mayor Doug Forrester received the Republican nomination with a plurality of 36%. Corzine defeated Forrester in the general election easily
Contents
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Jon Corzine, U.S. Senator
- James D. Kelly Jr.
- Francis X. Tenaglio, former Pennsylvania State Representative
Results
Democratic Primary results[1] Party Candidate Votes Percentage 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% Totals 235,778 100.00% Republican primary
Candidates
- Todd Caliguire, Freeholder of Bergen County
- Paul DiGaetano, State Assemblyman
- Doug Forrester, Mayor of West Windsor
- Steve Lonegan, Mayor of Bogota
- John J. Murphy, Freeholder of Morris County
- Bob Schroeder, Councilman of Washington Township
- Bret Schundler, Mayor of Jersey City
Results
Republican Primary results[2] Party Candidate Votes Percentage 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% Totals 302,501 100.00% General election
Candidates
Major
- Jon Corzine (D), U.S. Senator
- Doug Forrester (R), Mayor of West Windsor
Minor
- Jeffrey Pawlowski, U.S. Libertarian Party former Sayreville city councilman.
- Matthew Thieke, The Green Party candidate is a computer software analyst and resident of Maple Shade. He is a Rutgers University alumnus [1]
- 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
- Wesley Bell, former mayor of Stafford
- Michael Latigona, registered nurse and EMT from Marlton
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 NJN. They included Jeffrey Pawlowski and Hector Castillo.
Polling
Source Date Corzine (D) Forrester (R) 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
New Jersey Gubernatorial Election, 2005[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Jon Corzine 1,224,551 53.47% -2.96% Republican Doug Forrester 985,271 43.02% +1.35% Independent Hector Castillo 29,452 1.29% Libertarian Jeffrey Pawlowski 15,417 0.67% +0.46% Green Matthew Thieke 12,315 0.54% +0.26% Independent Edward Forchion 9,137 0.40% Independent Michael Latigona 5,169 0.23% Independent Wesley Bell 4,178 0.18% Socialist Workers Angela Lariscy 2,531 0.11% +0.06% Socialist Constantino Rozzo 2,078 0.09% +0.02% Majority 239,280 10.45% -4.31% Turnout 2,290,099 Democratic hold Swing See also
References
- ^ http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/05_primary_official_results-gov.pdf
- ^ http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2009-official-primary-elect-governor-tallies-062909.pdf
- ^ http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2005_Official_General_Election-Governor_tallies.pdf
External links
- Candidates
- 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
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