Christine Todd Whitman, Governor

Christine Todd Whitman

Governor
Born
September 26, 1946
Current age
79
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1990–1997
Career timeline
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Whitman3.3M
Opponents3.3M
3
Elections run

Between 1990 and 1997, Christine Todd Whitman ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and Governor), winning 2 and losing 1. Whitman's biggest single-election total was 1,236,124 votes, in the 1993 governor election in New Jersey. Whitman's closest win came in the 1997 governor election in New Jersey, decided by 25,426 votes.

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How many votes has Christine Todd Whitman received?

Christine Todd Whitman has received 3,288,392 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

Christine Todd Whitman’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1997GovernorNew JerseyWon1,133,39446.87%Jim McGreevey
1993GovernorNew JerseyWon1,236,12449.33%James Florio
1990U.S. SenateNew JerseyLost918,87447.4%Bill Bradley
John L. Kucek

Louis M. Stefanelli

Don MacKle
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q435267). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Christine Todd Whitman: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/christine-whitman. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.