1989 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1989 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election?

James Florio won the 1989 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election. James Florio received 1,379,937 popular votes (61.2%). The main challenger was Jim Courter (37.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Florio and Courter

Florio +24.0 pts · won by 541,384 votes
1,379,937 votes
838,553 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.6% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.