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Republican Governor-elect Chris Christie greets supporters on election night at his headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey. Republican Chris Christie has been elected the next governor of New Jersey, defeating Democrat Jon Corzine to become the first member of his party elected to statewide office in the Garden State in 12 years. Christie won with 49 percent of the vote to Corzine's 44 percent.
President Barack Obama's home state of Illinois elected a Republican governor on Tuesday night. Massachusetts will have its first Republican governor since Mitt Romney. Stunning Republican gubernatorial victories came in reliably Democratic states, including those won overwhelmingly by Obama in 2012. Illinois ousted Democrat Pat Quinn in favor of Republican Bruce Rauner, while Maryland voters opted for Republican Larry Hogan over Democrat Anthony Brown.