--- description: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has the lowest approval rating for any governor in any state in more than 20 years, according to a new poll. title: Chris Christie’s Low Approval Rating Just Broke an All-Time Record image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte07b4d3497e07669/6988b1eecf40a87576c45c6f/chris-christie-approval-rating.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Chris Christie’s Low Approval Rating Just Broke an All-Time Record ## Video: Chris Christie Delivers Prime-Time Speech at GOP Convention [Watch (HLS stream): Chris Christie Delivers Prime-Time Speech at GOP Convention](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/x3ToYijX.m3u8) (2:07)  _Published 2016-07-20. It has been less than a week since Donald Trump chose Indiana Gov. Mike Pence over New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as his running mate for President, but Christie is not staying in the shadows._  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 15, 2023 12:20 AM CUTPublished: Dec 6, 2016 7:53 PM CUT  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks about his knowledge of a traffic study that snarled traffic at the George Washington Bridge during a news conference on Jan. 9, 2014 at the Statehouse in Trenton, New Jersey. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks about his knowledge of a traffic study that snarled traffic at the George Washington Bridge during a news conference on Jan. 9, 2014 at the Statehouse in Trenton, New Jersey.Jeff Zelevansky—Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 15, 2023 12:20 AM CUTPublished: Dec 6, 2016 7:53 PM CUT [New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie](http://time.com/4587937/chis-christie-republican-national-committee/ "undefined") has the lowest approval rating for any governor in any state in more than 20 years, according to a [new poll](https://poll.qu.edu/images/polling/nj/nj12062016%5Fndq35mkp.pdf/ "undefined") released Tuesday. Seventy-seven percent of New Jersey voters disapprove of the job Christie is doing, with a majority of those surveyed for the Quinnipiac University Poll saying he is dishonest, lacks strong leadership qualities and does not care about their needs or problems. “How the mighty have fallen,” Assistant Poll Director Maurice Carroll said in a statement. “The \[governor’s\] job approval numbers get worse every time anyone looks. This could be a long, final year for Gov. Christie.” Christie had been embroiled in the so-called Bridgegate scandal that resulted in heavy traffic jams in the state about three years ago and ended with the [convictions](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/05/nyregion/bridgegate-conviction.html "undefined") of two of his former aides. More than half of voters say Christie’s potential involvement in the scandal should be investigated further, according to the Quinnipiac poll. The poll was conducted between Nov. 28 and Dec. 4 and interviewed 1,318 New Jersey voters. 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