<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The 2017 election for the Governor of New Jersey will take place on November 7 . There are 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, is term - limited and cannot 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 is her running mate . Phil Murphy, banker and former U.S. Ambassador to Germany, won the Democratic primary . Former State Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver is his running mate . Seth Kaper - Dale is the Green Party candidate; his running mate is Lisa Durden . Pete Rohrman is the Libertarian Party candidate; his running mate is Karrese Laguerre . There are three other third - party and independent candidates on the ballot . </P> <P> Primary elections took place on June 6, 2017 . New Jersey utilizes a semi-closed primary system, meaning that only registered party members may vote in primary elections . However, unaffiliated voters can change their party registration and vote in either party primary on the day of the election . </P>

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