<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The New Jersey gubernatorial election of 2017 was held on November 7, 2017 . There were seven candidates . Candidates for Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey run on the same ticket and thus are elected at the same time . Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Christie, who was re-elected to a second term in 2013, was term - limited and could not run for a third consecutive term . </P> <P> Primary elections took place on June 6, 2017 . Kim Guadagno, Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey, won the Republican primary . Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo was her running mate . Phil Murphy, banker and former U.S. Ambassador to Germany, won the Democratic primary . Former State Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver was his running mate . Seth Kaper - Dale ran as the Green Party candidate; his running mate was Lisa Durden . Pete Rohrman ran as the Libertarian Party candidate; his running mate was Karrese Laguerre . Matt Riccardi ran as the Constitution Party candidate . There were two other independent candidates on the ballot . </P>

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