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New Jersey — 2021 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2021 · GovernorNew Jersey · GovernorPhil MurphyD+3.2
Candidates
New Jersey 2021 governor — certified statewide results.
- Phil Murphy✓Democrat1,339,47151.2%
- Jack CiattarelliRepublican1,255,18548.0%
- Madelyn HoffmanGreen8,4500.3%
- Gregg MeleLibertarian7,7680.3%
- Joanne KunianskySocialist Workers4,0120.2%
Far closer than polling implied. Murphy became the first Democrat re-elected governor of New Jersey since Brendan Byrne in 1977.
presidential baselinePresident 2020D+16.0Governor 2021D+3.2vs. baselineR+12.8
New Jersey's 2021 governor race ran 12.8 points more Republican than its 2020 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2021 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.