The guy from New Hampshire this time. Whitman did win reelection when she ran, barely. She was in hostile territory.
New Jersey:
When Whitman won the Republican primary in 1993, two other candidates drew over 24% of the vote each; She went on to win against Democrat Florio in the general election by 26,093 votes of 2,505,964 cast, or just 1%. Her re-election in 1997 was no easier, and she won with 49% of the votes to Democrat McGreevey’s 46%; Libertarian Sabrin won 5% of the votes.