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NBC NewsNBC News projects Christie win in N.J.
Republican defeats incumbent Jon Corzine in tight gubernatorial raceupdated 12 minutes ago
TRENTON, N.J. - Republican Chris Christie has defeated Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine in New Jersey's gubernatorial race, NBC News projected.
With 71 percent of precincts reporting Tuesday night, Christie had 50 percent of the vote to Corzine's 44 percent.
Christie, a 47-year-old former federal prosecutor, became the first member of his party in a dozen years to win a statewide contest in heavily Democratic New Jersey.
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