AP exit poll: NJ governor race too close to call

TRENTON, N.J. — An Associated Press exit poll shows the New Jersey governor's race is too close to call between Republican Chris Christie and Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine.

Independent Chris Daggett was falling far short of the 20 percent he drew in some earlier polls. Balloting ended at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

Independent voters gave President Barack Obamaa huge advantage in the state last year, but they heavily favored Christie on Tuesday.

Voters said their top concerns were the economy and jobs, followed by property taxes.

Voters who said the economy was important favored Corzine, while voters who said taxes mattered most supported Christie.

The exit poll of 1,424 New Jersey voters was conducted for the AP by Edison Research in a random sample of 40 precincts statewide. Results were subject to sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points, higher for subgroups.

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Nov 3, 2009 - 09:00 p.m. EDT

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