New Jersey Gubernatorial Election, 2017 (The More Things Changed)

The New Jersey gubernatorial election of 2017 will take place on November 7th, 2017. Candidates for Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey run on the same ticket and thus are elected at the same time. Incumbent Governor Chris Christie, a Republican, is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term.

Primary elections took place on June 6th, 2017. Kim Guadagno, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey, won the Republican primary. She is facing six other candidates, including Democratic nominee Phil Murphy, former Ambassador to Germany, and Libertarian nominee Jack Ciattarelli, State Representative for the 16th district.