4 3 0 ▁votes ) ▁and ▁other ▁candidates ▁with ▁ 0 . 6 % ▁( 7 1 ▁votes ), ▁among ▁the ▁ 8 , 5 7 1 ▁ball ots ▁cast ▁by ▁the ▁town ship ' s ▁ 1 2 , 0 6 4 ▁registered ▁vot ers , ▁for ▁a ▁turn out ▁percentage ▁of ▁ 7 1 . 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁g ubern atorial ▁election , ▁Republican ▁Chris ▁Christ ie ▁received ▁ 7 4 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁( 4 , 6 0 3 ▁cast ), ▁ahead ▁of ▁Dem ocrat ▁Barbara ▁Bu ono ▁with ▁ 2 3 . 5 % ▁( 1 , 4 4 9 ▁votes ), ▁and ▁other ▁candidates ▁with ▁ 2 . 0 % ▁( 1 2 2 ▁votes ), ▁among ▁the ▁ 6 , 3 2 2 ▁ball ots ▁cast ▁by ▁the ▁town ship ' s ▁ 1 3 , 8 9 8 ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁( 1 4 8 ▁ball ots ▁were ▁spo iled ), ▁for ▁a ▁turn out ▁of ▁ 4 5 . 5 %. ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁g ubern atorial ▁election , ▁Republican ▁Chris ▁Christ ie ▁received ▁ 6 3 . 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁( 4 , 1 9 8 ▁ball ots ▁cast ), ▁ahead ▁of ▁ ▁Dem ocrat ▁Jon ▁Cor z ine ▁with ▁ 2 8 . 9 % ▁( 1 , 9 2 6 ▁votes ), ▁Independent ▁Chris ▁D ag get t ▁with ▁ 5 . 5 % ▁( 3