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