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Republican Governor-elect Chris Christie greets supporters on election night at his headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey. Republican Chris Christie has been elected the next governor of New Jersey, defeating Democrat Jon Corzine to become the first member of his party elected to statewide office in the Garden State in 12 years. Christie won with 49 percent of the vote to Corzine's 44 percent.
But two new polls show him leading the pack of potential candidates for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. A Rasmussen Reports poll released on Wednesday shows Christie leading the potential GOP field with 21 percent support. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio comes in a close second with 18 percent.