| − | New Jersey is a mostly [[liberal]] state. It has consistently favored [[Democrats]] in presidential elections since 1992. It was last won by a [[Republican]] presidential candidate in 1988 when it favored [[George Herbert Walker Bush]]. It currently has a Republican governor, though, in Chris Christie; the last Republican governor before him was [[Christine Whitman]]. | + | New Jersey is a mostly [[liberal]] state. It has consistently favored [[Democrats]] in presidential elections since 1992. It was last won by a [[Republican]] presidential candidate in 1988 when it favored [[George Herbert Walker Bush]]. For eight years before January 16, 2018, the state had a Republican governor, [[Chris Christie]]; the last Republican governor before him was [[Christine Todd Whitman]], who left the office to serve as head of the U.S. [[Environmental Protection Agency]] under President [[George W. Bush]]. |