who is running for nj governor in 2017
New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2017 Primary elections took place on June 6, 2017. Kim Guadagno, Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey, won the Republican primary. Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo is her running mate. Phil Murphy, banker and former U.S. Ambassador to Germany, won the Democratic primary. Former State Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver is his running mate. Seth Kaper-Dale is the Green Party candidate; his running mate is Lisa Durden. Pete Rohrman is the Libertarian Party candidate; his running mate is Karrese Laguerre. There are three other third-party and independent candidates on the ballot.