2013Final results
2013 election for New Jersey Governor
Governor · New Jersey
Chris Christie (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Barbara Buono (D) by 22.4 points.
Chris ChristieRepublican · winner
61.2%1,278,932
Barbara BuonoDemocrat
38.8%809,978
2,088,910 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 2013
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET