Spending Totals By Candidate By Election
Gubernatorial
| Candidate | Year | Party | Primary Spending | General Spending | Total Spending Both Elections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Murphy* | 2017 | D | $22,000,755 | $14,554,536 | $36,555,291** |
| Kimberly Guadagno | 2017 | R | $3,476,408 | $5,729,335 | $9,205,743 |
| James Johnson | 2017 | D | $3,232,842 | $3,232,842 | |
| John Wisniewski | 2017 | D | $2,144,539 | $2,144,539 | |
| Jack Ciattarelli | 2017 | R | $1,805,674 | $1,805,674 | |
| Ray Lesniak | 2017 | D | $725,510 | $725,510 | |
| Hirsh Singh | 2017 | R | $1,018,149 | $1,018,149 | |
| Seth Kaper-Dale | 2017 | I | $118,471 | $118,471 | |
| Gina Genovese | 2017 | I | $50,558 | $ 50,558 | |
| Mark Zinna | 2017 | D | $32,622 | $32,622 | |
| Steven Rogers | 2017 | R | $27,522 | $7,522 | |
| Bill Brennan | 2017 | D | $20,847 | $20,847 | |
| Joseph Rullo | 2017 | R | $ 9,873 | $9,873 | |
| Peter Rohrman | 2017 | I | $7,858 | $7,858 | |
| Matthew Riccardi | 2017 | I | NA | ||
| Vincent Ross | 2017 | I | NA | ||
| Totals for 2017 | $34,494,741 | $20,460,758 | $54,955,499 |
** $42.8 million including $6.2 million candidate spent personally on two non-profits that made him better known before the primary.
| Candidate | Year | Party | Primary Spending | General Spending | Total Spending Both Elections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Christie* | 2013 | R | $6,724,732 | $13,140,635 | $19,865,367 |
| Barbara Buono | 2013 | D | $2,940,901 | $3,009,559 | $5,950,460 |
| Seth Grossman | 2013 | R | $11,845 | $11,845 | |
| Diane Sare | 2013 | I | $55,961 | $55,961 | |
| Kenneth Kaplan | 2013 | I | $117 | $117 | |
| William Araujo | 2013 | I | $850 | $850 | |
| Totals for 2013 | $9,677,478 | $16,207,122 | $25,884,600 |
| Candidate | Year | Party | Primary Spending | General Spending | Total Spending Both Elections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Corzine* | 2009 | D | $4,533,869 | $27,454,051 | $31,987,920 |
| Chris Christie | 2009 | R | $5,721,642 | $11,886,991 | $17,608,633 |
| Steven Lonegan | 2009 | R | $4,494,042 | $4,494,042 | |
| Chris Daggett | 2009 | I | $1,904,423 | $1,904,423 | |
| Rick Merkt | 2009 | R | $53,508 | $53,508 | |
| Gary Steele | 2009 | I | $25,574 | $25,574 | |
| David Meiswinkle | 2009 | I | $15,829 | $15,829 | |
| Carl Bergmanson | 2009 | D | $3,580 | $3,580 | |
| Jason Cullen | 2009 | I | $2,795 | $2,795 | |
| Kostas Petris | 2009 | I | $2,246 | $2,246 | |
| Jeff Boss | 2009 | D | $800 | $800 | |
| Gregory Pason | 2009 | I | $559 | $559 | |
| Totals for 2009 | $14,807,441 | $41,292,468 | $56,099,909 |
| Candidate | Year | Party | Primary Spending | General Spending | Total Spending Both Elections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Corzine* | 2005 | D | $5,444,401 | $39,154,451 | $44,598,852 |
| Doug Forrester | 2005 | R | $12,664,426 | $19,123,364 | $31,787,790 |
| Bret Schundler | 2005 | R | $3,065,457 | $3,065,457 | |
| Robert Schroeder | 2005 | R | $2,184,365 | $2,184,365 | |
| John Murphy | 2005 | R | $1,571,391 | $1,571,391 | |
| Steven Lonegan | 2005 | R | $1,476,387 | $1,476,387 | |
| Paul DiGaetano | 2005 | R | $1,120,857 | $1,120,857 | |
| Todd Caliguire | 2005 | R | $934,312 | $934,312 | |
| Hector Castillo | 2005 | I | $923,002 | $923,002 | |
| Jeffrey Pawlowski | 2005 | I | $33,290 | $33,290 | |
| Wesley Bell | 2005 | I | $25,392 | $25,392 | |
| Michael Latigona | 2005 | I | $3,893 | $3,893 | |
| Totals for 2005 | $28,461,596 | $59,263,392 | $87,724,988 |
| Candidate | Year | Party | Primary Spending | General Spending | Total Spending Both Elections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McGreevey* | 2001 | D | $6,714,975 | $9,074,767 | $15,789,742 |
| Bret Schundler | 2001 | R | $6,306,979 | $8,942,166 | $15,249,145 |
| Robert Franks | 2001 | R | $5,968,787 | $5,968,787 | |
| Donald DiFrancesco | 2001 | R | $4,028,717 | $4,028,717 | |
| Bill Schluter | 2001 | I | $172,391 | $172,391 | |
| Mark Edgerton | 2001 | I | $24,926 | $24,926 | |
| Elliot Greenspan | 2001 | D | $3,777 | $3,777 | |
| Totals for 2001 | $23,019,458 | $18,214,250 | $41,233,708 |
| Candidate | Year | Party | Primary Spending | General Spending | Total Spending Both Elections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie Whitman* | 1997 | R | $3,473,191 | $7,437,651 | $10,910,842 |
| James McGreevey | 1997 | D | $2,188,829 | $7,382,757 | $9,571,586 |
| Robert Andrews | 1997 | D | $2,850,018 | $2,850,018 | |
| Michael Murphy | 1997 | D | $1,620,332 | $1,620,332 | |
| Murray Sabrin | 1997 | I | $840,029 | $840,029 | |
| Richard Pezzullo | 1997 | I | $814 | $814 | |
| Totals for 1997 | $10,132,370 | $15,661,251 | $25,793,621 |
| Candidate | Year | Party | Primary Spending | General Spending | Total Spending Both Elections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie Whitman* | 1993 | R | $2,953,797 | $6,571,005 | $9,524,802 |
| Jim Florio | 1993 | D | $2,903,098 | $6,330,056 | $9,233,154 |
| Cary Edwards | 1993 | R | $2,844,132 | $2,844,132 | |
| James Wallwork | 1993 | R | $1,266,429 | $1,266,429 | |
| Totals for 1993 | $9,967,456 | $12,901,061 | $22,868,517 |
| Candidate | Year | Party | Primary Spending | General Spending | Total Spending Both Elections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Courter* | 1989 | R | $2,516,660 | $5,350,986 | $7,867,646 |
| Jim Florio | 1989 | D | $2,433,075 | $5,591,824 | $8,024,899 |
| Daniel Karlan | 1989 | I | $875 | $875 | |
| Michael Ziruolo | 1989 | I | $150 | $150 | |
| Tom Blomquist | 1989 | R | $26,789 | $26,789 | |
| Gerald Cardinale | 1989 | R | $1,150,994 | $1,150,994 | |
| Cary Edwards | 1989 | R | $2,431,717 | $2,431,717 | |
| William Gormley | 1989 | R | $2,213,532 | $2,213,532 | |
| Chuck Hardwick | 1989 | R | $2,383,704 | $2,383,704 | |
| Alan Karcher | 1989 | D | $1,190,191 | $1,190,191 | |
| Lois Rand | 1989 | D | $480 | $480 | |
| Barbara Sigmund | 1989 | R | $687,361 | $687,361 | |
| Totals for 1989 | $15,034,503 | $10,943,835 | $25,978,338 |
| Candidate | Year | Party | Primary Spending | General Spending | Total Spending Both Elections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Kean* | 1985 | R | $1,144,244 | $2,254,971 | $3,399,215 |
| Peter Shapiro | 1985 | D | $1,161,161 | $1,980,213 | $3,141,374 |
| John Russo | 1985 | D | $1,134,504 | $1,134,504 | |
| Stephen Wiley | 1985 | D | $1,058,851 | $1,058,851 | |
| Kenneth Gibson | 1985 | D | $987,835 | $987,835 | |
| Elliot Greenspan | 1985 | D | $600 | $600 | |
| Robert Del Tufo | 1985 | D | $737,094 | $737,094 | |
| Totals for 1985 | $6,224,289 | $4,235,184 | $10,459,473 |
| Candidate | Year | Party | Primary Spending | General Spending | Total Spending Both Elections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Kean* | 1981 | R | $1,131,310 | $2,370,888 | $3,502,198 |
| Jim Florio | 1981 | D | $1,113,925 | $2,370,810 | $3,484,735 |
| Joseph Sullivan | 1981 | R | $2,163,274 | $2,163,274 | |
| Lawrence Kramer | 1981 | D | $1,150,256 | $1,150,256 | |
| John Degnan | 1981 | D | $1,104,063 | $1,104,063 | |
| Thomas Smith | 1981 | D | $1,085,105 | $1,085,105 | |
| James Wallwork | 1981 | R | $1,025,775 | $1,025,775 | |
| Joseph Merlino | 1981 | D | $997,744 | $997,744 | |
| Robert Roe | 1981 | D | $990,187 | $990,187 | |
| Kenneth Gibson | 1981 | D | $782,393 | $782,393 | |
| Bill Hamilton | 1981 | D | $556,011 | $556,011 | |
| Frank Dodd | 1981 | D | $536,593 | $536,593 | |
| Donald Lan | 1981 | D | $447,197 | $447,197 | |
| John Rafferty | 1981 | R | $430,935 | $430,935 | |
| Barry Parker | 1981 | R | $415,657 | $415,657 | |
| Richard McGlynn | 1981 | R | $388,230 | $388,230 | |
| Barbara McConnell | 1981 | D | $208,740 | $208,740 | |
| Ann Klein | 1981 | D | $167,340 | $167,340 | |
| Anthony Imperiale | 1981 | I | $17,587 | $17,587 | |
| Herbert Buehler | 1981 | D | $9,137 | $9,137 | |
| Totals for 1981 | $14,751,459 | $4,741,698 | $19,493,157 |
| Candidate | Year | Party | Primary Spending | General Spending | Total Spending Both Elections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Byrne* | 1977 | D | $1,667,349 | ||
| Ray Bateman | 1977 | R | $1,642,017 | ||
| All Primary Candidates | 1977 | $5,200,000 | $3,309,366 | $8,509,366 |
| Candidate | Year | Party | Primary Spending | General Spending | Total Spending Both Elections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Byrne* | 1973 | D | NA | $1,433,799 | |
| Charles Sandman | 1973 | R | NA | $716,988 | |
| Totals for 1973 | $2,150,787 |
DISCLAIMER: Totals less than $30,000 for 1989 candidates are for receipts, not expenditures.
1977 Primary Elections were not publicly funded; nor were the 1973 elections.
Independent candidates only run in general elections.
Minor candidates who detailed no expenditures are not listed.