The New Jersey gubernatorial election of 2013 took place on November 5, 2013, to elect the Governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Christie ran for re-election to a second term in office. He faced Democratic nominee Barbara Buono and six others in the general election. He was re-elected by a wide margin, tallying over 60 percent of the vote Less than 40% of registered voters cast ballots, the lowest ever for a gubernatorial election. Christie became the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to win more than 50 percent of the vote since Tom Kean, Sr.'s landslide victory in 1985.