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1997-11-04 Gubernatorial Election Results for New Jersey


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County Turnout Christine Todd Whitman*
(R)		 Jim McGreevey
(D)		 Murray Sabrin
(Libertarian)		 Richard Pezzullo
(Conservative)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Atlantic36%31,36447.3%29,09143.9%3,6515.5%1,4512.2%6891.0%2,273 66,246
Bergen41%148,93453.3%118,83442.5%7,3372.6%2,5920.9%1,9740.7%30,100 279,671
Burlington41%55,52343.5%60,69047.5%7,6136.0%2,0351.6%1,8371.4%-5,167 127,698
Camden39%51,64335.7%82,02856.7%6,1944.3%3,1192.2%1,6201.1%-30,385 144,604
Cape May47%18,22749.6%15,39541.9%2,0985.7%6531.8%4081.1%2,832 36,781
Cumberland35%13,65136.5%19,97753.5%2,2726.1%1,1633.1%2940.8%-6,326 37,357
Essex33%69,47035.3%120,42961.2%3,7081.9%8960.5%2,1741.1%-50,959 196,677
Gloucester43%30,31438.4%41,08252.1%4,7936.1%1,7882.3%9381.2%-10,768 78,915
Hudson29%47,46835.6%80,52660.4%2,9732.2%5880.4%1,8331.4%-33,058 133,388
Hunterdon47%24,46559.5%10,98326.7%4,33610.5%8612.1%5011.2%13,482 41,146
Mercer41%44,05640.8%54,97750.9%6,3275.9%1,6161.5%9620.9%-10,921 107,938
Middlesex38%83,14939.3%110,35452.2%12,2035.8%2,6601.3%3,0481.4%-27,205 211,414
Monmouth44%105,53553.9%74,09837.8%10,7245.5%3,5001.8%1,9651.0%31,437 195,822
Morris43%97,41465.4%41,29627.7%6,3934.3%2,7521.8%1,1070.7%56,118 148,962
Ocean42%84,89753.8%57,94436.7%10,0436.4%3,3202.1%1,7131.1%26,953 157,917
Passaic34%55,54145.2%60,25649.1%3,2032.6%1,1911.0%2,5722.1%-4,715 122,763
Salem45%10,68649.9%8,79041.0%1,2355.8%2901.4%4252.0%1,896 21,426
Somerset42%51,46557.4%29,08932.4%6,8097.6%1,3481.5%9971.1%22,376 89,708
Sussex42%25,45860.4%11,33126.9%4,1169.8%6471.5%5691.4%14,127 42,121
Union38%68,72146.6%69,67347.2%5,5943.8%1,6181.1%1,8531.3%-952 147,459
Warren41%15,41350.8%11,12536.7%2,5508.4%8182.7%4251.4%4,288 30,331
TOTAL 38% 1,133,39446.9% 1,107,96845.8% 114,1724.7% 34,9061.4% 27,9041.2% 25,426 2,418,344
Total R vote: 1,133,394 (46.9%)      Total D vote: 1,107,968 (45.8%)      Total Other vote: 176,982 (7.3%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $11,088,184 $10,613,103 $860,832 $0
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen


Other candidates included: Madelyn Hoffman (Green), 10,703 votes ; Michael Perrone (Indep. Progressive), 6,805 votes ; Robert Miller (Socialist Workers), 2,816 votes ; Gregory Pason (Socialist), 2,800 votes ; Lincoln Norton (Natural Law), 2,540 votes ; Nuncie Ripa (I), 2,240 votes



1997 Governor, Atlantic County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 31,364 47.3%
Jim McGreevey (D) 29,091 43.9%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 3,651 5.5%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 1,451 2.2%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 285 0.4%
Michael Perrone (IP) 112 0.2%
Robert Miller (SW) 35 0.1%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 36 0.1%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 43 0.1%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 178 0.3%
TOTAL 66,246
Turnout: 36%


1997 Governor, Bergen County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 148,934 53.3%
Jim McGreevey (D) 118,834 42.5%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 7,337 2.6%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 2,592 0.9%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 1,031 0.4%
Michael Perrone (IP) 386 0.1%
Robert Miller (SW) 99 0.0%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 125 0.0%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 221 0.1%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 112 0.0%
TOTAL 279,671
Turnout: 41%


1997 Governor, Burlington County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 55,523 43.5%
Jim McGreevey (D) 60,690 47.5%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 7,613 6.0%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 2,035 1.6%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 340 0.3%
Michael Perrone (IP) 603 0.5%
Robert Miller (SW) 393 0.3%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 194 0.2%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 138 0.1%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 169 0.1%
TOTAL 127,698
Turnout: 41%


1997 Governor, Camden County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 51,643 35.7%
Jim McGreevey (D) 82,028 56.7%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 6,194 4.3%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 3,119 2.2%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 420 0.3%
Michael Perrone (IP) 784 0.5%
Robert Miller (SW) 115 0.1%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 74 0.1%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 90 0.1%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 137 0.1%
TOTAL 144,604
Turnout: 39%


1997 Governor, Cape May County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 18,227 49.6%
Jim McGreevey (D) 15,395 41.9%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 2,098 5.7%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 653 1.8%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 114 0.3%
Michael Perrone (IP) 61 0.2%
Robert Miller (SW) 40 0.1%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 21 0.1%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 88 0.2%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 84 0.2%
TOTAL 36,781
Turnout: 47%


1997 Governor, Cumberland County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 13,651 36.5%
Jim McGreevey (D) 19,977 53.5%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 2,272 6.1%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 1,163 3.1%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 83 0.2%
Michael Perrone (IP) 70 0.2%
Robert Miller (SW) 23 0.1%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 58 0.2%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 19 0.1%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 41 0.1%
TOTAL 37,357
Turnout: 35%


1997 Governor, Essex County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 69,470 35.3%
Jim McGreevey (D) 120,429 61.2%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 3,708 1.9%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 896 0.5%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 672 0.3%
Michael Perrone (IP) 392 0.2%
Robert Miller (SW) 154 0.1%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 795 0.4%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 91 0.0%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 70 0.0%
TOTAL 196,677
Turnout: 33%


1997 Governor, Gloucester County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 30,314 38.4%
Jim McGreevey (D) 41,082 52.1%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 4,793 6.1%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 1,788 2.3%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 271 0.3%
Michael Perrone (IP) 336 0.4%
Robert Miller (SW) 55 0.1%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 35 0.0%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 86 0.1%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 155 0.2%
TOTAL 78,915
Turnout: 43%


1997 Governor, Hudson County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 47,468 35.6%
Jim McGreevey (D) 80,526 60.4%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 2,973 2.2%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 588 0.4%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 608 0.5%
Michael Perrone (IP) 361 0.3%
Robert Miller (SW) 386 0.3%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 252 0.2%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 115 0.1%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 111 0.1%
TOTAL 133,388
Turnout: 29%


1997 Governor, Hunterdon County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 24,465 59.5%
Jim McGreevey (D) 10,983 26.7%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 4,336 10.5%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 861 2.1%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 243 0.6%
Michael Perrone (IP) 76 0.2%
Robert Miller (SW) 21 0.1%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 84 0.2%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 42 0.1%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 35 0.1%
TOTAL 41,146
Turnout: 47%


1997 Governor, Mercer County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 44,056 40.8%
Jim McGreevey (D) 54,977 50.9%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 6,327 5.9%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 1,616 1.5%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 487 0.5%
Michael Perrone (IP) 143 0.1%
Robert Miller (SW) 111 0.1%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 67 0.1%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 63 0.1%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 91 0.1%
TOTAL 107,938
Turnout: 41%


1997 Governor, Middlesex County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 83,149 39.3%
Jim McGreevey (D) 110,354 52.2%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 12,203 5.8%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 2,660 1.3%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 1,859 0.9%
Michael Perrone (IP) 747 0.4%
Robert Miller (SW) 87 0.0%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 143 0.1%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 95 0.0%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 117 0.1%
TOTAL 211,414
Turnout: 38%


1997 Governor, Monmouth County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 105,535 53.9%
Jim McGreevey (D) 74,098 37.8%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 10,724 5.5%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 3,500 1.8%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 830 0.4%
Michael Perrone (IP) 105 0.1%
Robert Miller (SW) 69 0.0%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 106 0.1%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 693 0.4%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 162 0.1%
TOTAL 195,822
Turnout: 44%


1997 Governor, Morris County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 97,414 65.4%
Jim McGreevey (D) 41,296 27.7%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 6,393 4.3%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 2,752 1.8%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 602 0.4%
Michael Perrone (IP) 131 0.1%
Robert Miller (SW) 50 0.0%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 151 0.1%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 109 0.1%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 64 0.0%
TOTAL 148,962
Turnout: 43%


1997 Governor, Ocean County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 84,897 53.8%
Jim McGreevey (D) 57,944 36.7%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 10,043 6.4%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 3,320 2.1%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 798 0.5%
Michael Perrone (IP) 454 0.3%
Robert Miller (SW) 88 0.1%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 97 0.1%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 193 0.1%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 83 0.1%
TOTAL 157,917
Turnout: 42%


1997 Governor, Passaic County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 55,541 45.2%
Jim McGreevey (D) 60,256 49.1%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 3,203 2.6%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 1,191 1.0%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 428 0.3%
Michael Perrone (IP) 1,276 1.0%
Robert Miller (SW) 149 0.1%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 281 0.2%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 264 0.2%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 174 0.1%
TOTAL 122,763
Turnout: 34%


1997 Governor, Salem County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 10,686 49.9%
Jim McGreevey (D) 8,790 41.0%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 1,235 5.8%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 290 1.4%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 197 0.9%
Michael Perrone (IP) 110 0.5%
Robert Miller (SW) 22 0.1%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 17 0.1%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 25 0.1%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 54 0.3%
TOTAL 21,426
Turnout: 45%


1997 Governor, Somerset County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 51,465 57.4%
Jim McGreevey (D) 29,089 32.4%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 6,809 7.6%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 1,348 1.5%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 473 0.5%
Michael Perrone (IP) 243 0.3%
Robert Miller (SW) 24 0.0%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 169 0.2%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 54 0.1%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 34 0.0%
TOTAL 89,708
Turnout: 42%


1997 Governor, Sussex County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 25,458 60.4%
Jim McGreevey (D) 11,331 26.9%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 4,116 9.8%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 647 1.5%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 281 0.7%
Michael Perrone (IP) 168 0.4%
Robert Miller (SW) 17 0.0%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 23 0.1%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 41 0.1%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 39 0.1%
TOTAL 42,121
Turnout: 42%


1997 Governor, Union County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 68,721 46.6%
Jim McGreevey (D) 69,673 47.2%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 5,594 3.8%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 1,618 1.1%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 482 0.3%
Michael Perrone (IP) 126 0.1%
Robert Miller (SW) 864 0.6%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 53 0.0%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 44 0.0%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 284 0.2%
TOTAL 147,459
Turnout: 38%


1997 Governor, Warren County
CandidateVotesPct
Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 15,413 50.8%
Jim McGreevey (D) 11,125 36.7%
Murray Sabrin (Lbt) 2,550 8.4%
Richard Pezzullo (Con) 818 2.7%
Madelyn Hoffman (Grn) 199 0.7%
Michael Perrone (IP) 121 0.4%
Robert Miller (SW) 14 0.0%
Gregory Pason (Soc) 19 0.1%
Lincoln Norton (NtL) 26 0.1%
Nuncie Ripa (I) 46 0.2%
TOTAL 30,331
Turnout: 41%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Christine Todd Whitman*
Total Disbursements: $11,088,184
Jim McGreevey
Total Disbursements: $10,613,103

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Murray Sabrin
Total Disbursements: $860,832

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Christine Todd Whitman* 147,731 100.0% $11,088,184
TOTAL VOTES 147,731    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Jim McGreevey 148,153 39.9% $10,613,103
2   Rob Andrews 138,160 37.2% $2,889,824
3   Michael Murphy 79,172 21.3% $1,694,417
4   Frank Marmo 6,189 1.7%
TOTAL VOTES 371,674