2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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The 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose a new governor to succeed Chris Christie, resulting in Democrat Phil Murphy’s victory over Republican Kim Guadagno.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gubernatorial election
ⓘ
state election ⓘ |
| ballotsCastBy | New Jersey voters ⓘ |
| ballotType | secret ballot ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| democraticNominee | Phil Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| democraticPrimaryHeld | 2017-06-06 ⓘ |
| democraticPrimaryWinner | Phil Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| democraticRunningMate | Sheila Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedGovernorPartyChange | Republican to Democratic ⓘ |
| electionCycle | quadrennial New Jersey gubernatorial elections ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2017-11-07 ⓘ |
| governorAfterElection | Phil Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorBeforeElection | Chris Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorElected | Phil Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorTermLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| incumbentGovernorBeforeElection | Chris Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyBeforeElection | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lieutenantGovernorAfterElection | Sheila Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lieutenantGovernorBeforeElection | Kim Guadagno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lieutenantGovernorElected | Sheila Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
|
| losingCandidate | Kim Guadagno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorPartyCandidate |
Kim Guadagno
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phil Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeContested | Governor of New Jersey ⓘ |
| partOf | 2017 United States elections ⓘ |
| popularVoteRunnerUp | Kim Guadagno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteWinner | Phil Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| reasonForOpenSeat | term limits for Chris Christie ⓘ |
| republicanNominee | Kim Guadagno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| republicanPrimaryHeld | 2017-06-06 ⓘ |
| republicanPrimaryWinner | Kim Guadagno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| republicanRunningMate | Carlos Rendo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedInGovernor | Phil Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startOfNewGubernatorialTerm | 2018-01-16 ⓘ |
| termLimitedIncumbent | Chris Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | general election ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| winningCandidate | Phil Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningParty | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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