October 29, 2005

Abstract: (Angus Reid Global Scan) - United States senator Jon Corzine remains the top candidate in New Jersey's gubernatorial race, according to a poll by SurveyUSA released by WABC-TV. 50 per cent of respondents in the Garden State would vote for the Democratic candidate in next month's election, while 41 per cent would support Republican businessman Doug Forrester.

(Angus Reid Global Scan) - United States senator Jon Corzine remains the top candidate in New Jersey's gubernatorial race, according to a poll by SurveyUSA released by WABC-TV. 50 per cent of respondents in the Garden State would vote for the Democratic candidate in next month's election, while 41 per cent would support Republican businessman Doug Forrester.

Last August, elected governor James McGreevey—a Democrat—announced his resignation after declaring himself "a gay American" and acknowledging a consensual affair with a man. Senate president Richard J. Codey took over as New Jersey's acting governor until January 2006.

On Oct. 27, Corzine voiced his support for stem cell research, saying, "It's essential that public policy be supportive of stem cell research in all of its forms. This is fundamental for our state and all of mankind."

The last Republican to win a gubernatorial ballot in the Garden State was Christie Whitman in 1994. Since 1947, New Jersey has had seven Republican and seven Democratic heads of government.

Polling Data

New Jersey will elect a governor on Nov. 8. If the election for governor of New Jersey were today, and you were standing in the voting booth right now, who would you vote for? Republican Doug Forrester? Democrat Jon Corzine? Or some other candidate?

	Oct. 24	Oct. 10
Jon Corzine (D)	50%	49%
Doug Forrester (R)	41%	41%
Other	7%	5%
Undecided	3%	5%

Source: SurveyUSA / WABC-TV
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 525 likely New Jersey voters, conducted from Oct. 22 to Oct. 24, 2005. Margin of error is 4.4 per cent.