New Jersey Governor Race: Christie Leads Corzine by Nine

In his bid for re-election, New Jersey's Democratic Governor Jon Corzine trails Republican challenger Chris Christie by nine percentage points.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Garden State voters shows Christie with 47% of the vote and Corzine with 38%.The Governor does better when matched against Republican Steve Lonegan. In that case, it's Lonegan with 42% and Corzine just a point behind at 41%.