Who did Chris Christie defeat in the New Jersey Republican gubernatorial Primary?
Christie Wins GOP Nomination to Challenge New Jersey Gov. Corzine By Rachel Kapochunas, CQ Staff Chris Christie, a former U.S. Attorney, won Tuesday’s Republican primary for governor of New Jersey, earning the nomination to challenge incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine in what is expected to be a competitive race this fall. Christie — who was declared the winner by the Associated Press a little more than two hours after the polls closed at 8 p.m. eastern — lived up to his status as the consensus front-runner in the GOP contest, while Corzine easily defeated three lesser-known contenders in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. With nearly all precincts reporting, Christie held a 55 percent to 42 percent lead over Steve Lonegan, the former mayor of the New York City suburb of Bogota, who tried during the campaign to persuade the Republican primary voting base that he was the more conservative candidate. “The message unfortunately was not clear enough, and I take responsibility for that,” Lonegan said in
Christie — who was declared the winner by the Associated Press a little more than two hours after the polls closed at 8 p.m. eastern — lived up to his status as the consensus front-runner in the GOP contest, while Corzine easily defeated three lesser-known contenders in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. With nearly all precincts reporting, Christie held a 55 percent to 42 percent lead over Steve Lonegan, the former mayor of the New York City suburb of Bogota, who tried during the campaign to persuade the Republican primary voting base that he was the more conservative candidate. Sources: http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?
