The latest Fairleigh Dickinson University poll, conducted Oct. 22 through 28, finds the race for New Jersey governor where it's been for most of the month: deadlocked.

In a three-way race, Republican challenger Chris Christie leads Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine 41 percent to 39 among likely voters, including those leaning one way or the other. Independent Chris Daggett takes 14 percent of the vote. The margin of error is 4 percent.

Christie continues to lead among independent voters, at 37 percent, with Daggett at 27 percent and Corzine at 22 percent. Daggett receives the support of 13 percent each of Democrats and Republican likely voters.

A Survey USA poll conducted Oct. 5-7 confirms that the New Jersey governor’s race is neck-and-neck between Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine and Republican Chris Christie.

With just 26 days until the election, Christie has a statistically insignificant lead over Corzine, 43 percent to 40 percent, among a mix of registered and likely voters. The margin of error was plus or minus 4 percent.

That survey of 1,000 adults echoes findings from a Fairleigh Dickinson poll released earlier this week that found Corzine ahead of Christie 38 percent to 37 percent. Corzine had been trailing Christie all summer.

The New Jersey governor’s race is in a virtual deadlock, according to a new poll of likely voters by Fairleigh Dickinson University conducted Sept. 28 to Oct 5.

Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine leads Republican challenger Chris Christie 38 percent to 37 percent, within the 4 percentage-point margin of error. Independent Chris Daggett is at 17 percent - including 20 percent of likely Democrats and 11 percent of likely Republicans.

It is the first time Corzine has led Christie, a former U.S. attorney, in the Farleigh Dickinson poll since January.

With two months remaining until New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine stands for re-election, the incumbent continues to trail his Republican challenger, Chris Christie,, according to independent polls conducted by Quinnipiac University Aug. 25-30 and Fairleigh Dickinson University conducted Aug. 24-30.

Christie leads Corzine 47 percent to 42 percent in the Farleigh Dickinson PublicMind poll of 715 likely voters. The poll, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points, showed that New Jersey voters continue to hold concerns about the state's future. Nearly half of those surveyed, 49 percent, say the state is on the wrong track and 38 percent responded that it's headed the right way.

Voters have pinned blame for the state's struggling economy on Corzine, which has contributed to the Democratic governor's low personal approval ratings and the difficulty he faces in his re-election contest this year.

While Democrats have enjoyed two election cycles where they made huge strides in building their congressional majorities, we've been struck by the series of polls in the last few weeks that show a far grimmer outlook for their gubernatorial colleagues as we approach 2010.

Here's a summary of the last five governor polls we've posted here in Poll Tracker:

• New Hampshire: Three-term Democratic Gov. John Lynch was re-elected by landslides in his last two races and has enjoyed high approval ratings since his first term as New Hampshire governor, but economic and budget challenges have taken some of the luster off his current standing, according to a University of New Hampshire Granite State poll conducted June 24 - July 1.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie is leading New Jersey Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine 45 percent to 39 percent with 15 percent undecided, according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University poll conducted June 22-29. The margin of error is 3.5 points.

That's somewhat closer than a Public Policy Polling survey released Tuesday in which Christie led 51 percent to 41 percent, but Fairleigh Dickinson's Peter Woolley says "Even though it's early in the campaign, it is remarkable that a Republican is running ahead in New Jersey."

Former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie leads former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan 54 percent to 30 percent in the race for the GOP gubernatorial nomination that will be decided in tomorrow's primary, according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University poll conducted May 26-30.

The poll also looked at the ideological breakdown and stands on issue between those who support Christie or Lonegan. Christie is generally thought to have stronger support among moderates while Lonegan appeals to conservatives. The results:

Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine's approval ratings are stagnating among registered New Jersey voters. A Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind poll conducted March 30-April 5 showed that 40 percent of registered voters approved of Corzine's job as governor, while 49 percent disapprove. That matches Corzine's approval rating from the university poll released in March, though his disapproval rating is up slighting, from 46 percent.

A majority of voters - 71 percent -- also rated Corzine's job performance as fair or poor. Sixty-eight percent said the same thing in the March poll.

Voters displeasure with Corzine appears to stem in part from his handling of the state budget. Forty-four percent of voters think Corzine's proposed budget is bad for New Jersey, 24 percent think it is good, and 32 percent were unsure.

The disapproval numbers for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine are on the rise and when he is matched in a trial heat against former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie, the presumed frontunner for the GOP nomination, Christie wins 41 percent to 32 percent with 27 percent undecided, according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University poll conducted Feb. 25 - March 2. A Quinnipiac University poll a month ago also showed Christie ahead.

Forty-six percent of registered voters in the state disapprove of the job Corzine is doing compared to 40 percent who approve and 13 percent undecided. Last November, Corzine had a positive approval to disapproval ratio of 46 percent to 37 percent.

First-term New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine is up for re-election this year against a back-drop of voter unhappiness with the direction the state is going. Just a quarter of voters say the state is going in the right direction down 3 points from a year ago, according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University poll conducted Jan. 2-7.

Although a plurality (within the poll's 3.5 point margin of error) regard Corzine unfavorably, his numbers are better than the view of voters have the state's direction - 44 percent view him unfavorably compared to 42 percent who view him favorably. Forty-one percent say his job performance is "fair," 32 percent call it "good" and 25 percent describe it as poor.