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The New Jersey gubernatorial election of 1997 was a race for Governor of New Jersey. It was held on November 4 1997. In the Democratic primary state senator and Woodbridge Township mayor James McGreevey defeated pre-primary front-runner Rep. Rob Andrews by 9993 votes. Polls during the last month of the race showed incumbent Gov. Christine Todd Whitman (R) with only a slim lead[citation needed]. On election night Whitman prevailed over McGreevey by a margin of 26953 votes a 1.05% margin.
