2009 New Jersey elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of New Jersey on November 3, 2009. Most state positions were up in this election cycle, which includes all 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly, as well as Governor and Lieutenant Governor (which was up for the first time) In addition to the State Legislative elections, numerous county offices and freeholders in addition to municipal offices were up for election. There was one statewide ballot question. Non-partisan local elections, some school board elections, and some fire district elections also happened throughout the year. Summarize the following text using ONLY facts from it. Do NOT invent references, emails, or links. If the text doesn't mention something, leave it out. The following three candidates all qualified to appear, and did appear, in the debates. Christopher J. Christie, Jon S. Corzine, and Christopher Daggett were the three major candidates for the Republican nomination. The Democratic nomination went to Carl Bergmans, who was running on a platform of fiscal discipline, social liberalism, and government reform; he received the support of the Citizens Against Tolls website.