2005Final results
2005 election for New Jersey Governor
Governor · New Jersey
Jon Corzine (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Doug Forrester (R) by 10.8 points.
Jon CorzineDemocrat · winner
55.4%1,224,551
Doug ForresterRepublican
44.6%985,271
2,209,822 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2005
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET