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Republican Chris Christie rode a wave of voter anger over New Jersey's battered economy to oust Gov. Jon Corzine, the sole incumbent governor up for re-election Tuesday, despite strong support for the Democrat from President Obama.

Surveys of voters in the weeks leading up to the election had shown the race a statistical tie between Corzine, 62, who came to the governorship from the U.S. Senate, and Christie, 47, a former federal prosecutor. Independent candidate Chris Daggett, 59, a former Environmental Protection Agency administrator, drew modest support in surveys of voters leaving polling places.