New Jersey 2013 General Election Gubernatorial Map by Municipality
The municipality map for the 2013 race for Governor in New Jersey is complete and shown at right. In this solid Republican win for incumbent Governor Chris Christie, he carried 503 municipalities vs. only 61 won by Democratic challenger Barbara Buono. This is a significant improvement over Christie’s election in 2009 vs. John Corzine, where he won 413 municipalities to Corzine’s 152 (an overall net pickup of 90 for Christie). Buono carried the largest two municipalities of Newark and Jersey City, but only one other (Patterson) in the top 29 municipalities ranked by total votes cast. Buono’s strongest municipality with over 1,000 votes cast was in East Orange (Essex County) where she won 87.6% to 11.3% (a margin of 8,201 votes). Similarly, Christie’s strongest municipality with greater than 1,000 votes cast was in Colts Neck (Monmouth County) , where he won 83.4% to 15.1% (a margin of 2,152 votes). The table below summarizes the contest data:
| Gubernatorial Candidate | Lt.Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Chris Christie | Kimberly Guadagno | Republican | 1,278,932 | 60.24% |
 | Barbara Buono | Milly Silva | Democratic | 809,978 | 38.15% |
 | Kenneth Kaplan | Brenda Bell | Libertarian | 12,155 | 0.57% |
| Steven Welzer | Patricia Alessandrini | Green | 8,295 | 0.39% |
| Others | - | - | 13,681 | 0.64% |
Buono’s strength was limited to the urban centers surrounding Camden, Trenton, and Newark, while Christie was strong everywhere else – especially in Ocean County and the northwestern portions of the state. Full detailed maps can be viewed on the Atlas page. Forum discussion on this contest is located in this thread.