CNN projects that Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy will win a second term as governor in New Jersey, defeating?Republican Jack Ciattarelli. Murphy breaks a streak that stretches back to 1989, in which every New Jersey governor elected was a member of the opposite party of the sitting president. The state had moved strongly in Democrats’ favor in recent years, including Joe Biden’s nearly 16-point victory over Donald Trump in 2020.

New Jersey’s governors: who won and by how much?

Winning percentage-point margins in the last 16 years.

This is a graphic showing winning margins in the last 4 New Jersey governor's elections. Republican Chris Christie won 2 consecutive terms as New Jersey governor in 2009 and 2013, with margins of 3.6 and 22.1 percentage-points respectively. In the most recent election in 2017, Democratic candidate Phil Murphy won the race with 14.1 percentage-points.

New Jersey Department of State - Division of Elections

New Jersey Governor County Results

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