The Nation - News from June 7, 1989
Rep. Jim Courter won an eight-way fight for the Republican nomination for governor of New Jersey, setting up a November general election battle with another congressman for the office being vacated by Republican Thomas H. Kean. With about 81% of the precincts counted, Courter was leading a pack of the four major GOP candidates with about 28% of the vote to 21% each for former Atty. Gen. Cary Edwards and Assembly Speaker Chuck Hardwick, and 19% for state Sen. William Gormley. Rep. James J. Florio ran away with the Democratic primary, carrying almost 70% of the vote against two opponents. Florio lost to Kean in 1981 in the state’s closest gubernatorial election.
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