New Jersey - Governor (2009)

Governor (2009)
A Monmouth Univ./Gannett New Jersey Poll; conducted 7/29-8/2; surveyed 723 RVs; margin of error +/- 3.7%. Subsample of 484 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.5% (release, 8/3). Party ID Breakdown (RVs): 36%D, 24%R, 40%I. Note: all subgroup and trend data is among RVs. Tested: Gov. Jon Corzine (D), ex-U.S. Atty Chris Christie (R) and ex-EPA regional admin. Chris Daggett (I).

General Election Matchup
-           All LVs Dem Ind GOP 7/14 4/27 1/14
C. Christie 43% 50% 14% 48% 81% 43%  39%  36%
J. Corzine  39  36  73  28   9  37   35   38
C. Daggett   4   4   2   7   4   5   na   na
Other        3   2   3   4   2   1    2    2
Undec       10   8   8  12   4  15   18   21

Corzine As Gov.
-           All LVs Dem Ind GOP 7/14 4/27 2/8
Approve     38% 35% 67% 26% 13% 38%  40%  34%
Disapprove  54  58  26  64  82  51   49   51

Fav/Unfav
-           All     Dem     Ind     GOP     7/14    4/27
C. Christie 42%/30% 15%/50% 46%/29% 78%/ 7% 43%/24% 41%/16%
J. Corzine  39 /46  67 /19  32 /57  12 /74  38 /46  43 /47
C. Daggett   9 / 9   6 /12  13 / 7   8 / 8   6 / 9   5 / 6

A Global Strategy Group (D) poll; conducted 7/29-30; surveyed 604 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.0% (release, 8/3). Tested: Corzine, Christie, Daggett, state Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D) and Monmouth Co. Sheriff Kim Guadagno (R).
General Election Matchup
-           LVs
C. Christie 42%
J. Corzine  35
C. Daggett   6
Other/undec 17

Fav/Unfav
-           LVs
C. Christie 47%/29%
J. Corzine  42 /51
L. Weinberg 13 / 8
K. Guadagno  6 / 2