N.J. Governor, Philly D.A. Being Chosen Tuesday

PHILADELPHIA - New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine is running neck-and-neck with Republican opponent Chris Christie in a race that's being watched nationwide.

The candidates are canvassing the state Tuesday, hoping to persuade undecided voters to elect them. The latest polls shows the race is too close to call.

Tuesday's big race is in New Jersey, where voters are being asked to choose a governor in a race that's being described as a tossup.

Incumbent Democrat Gov. Jon Corzine voted at the Elks Club in Hoboken around 6:30 a.m.

Corzine was then making last-minute stops in South Jersey, hoping voters will elect him to a second term.

Christie voted around 7 a.m. in Mendham. He's concentrating on North Jersey on Tuesday, making make stops in Morris, Union, Middlesex and Mercer counties, talking to voters at local diners.

Christie will watch the results come in from Parsippany this evening.

Some analysts view the New Jersey race -- one of just two gubernatorial elections in the country -- as a vote on President Barack Obama's popularity.

Obama has made five appearances in New Jersey to make his case for Corzine, who is the only Democratic governor seeking re-election this year.

Republicans have not won statewide in New Jersey in a dozen years. A victory would sting the president in a state he carried a year ago.

Christie has said he is the candidate who will bring change to New Jersey.

The potential spoiler is independent underdog Chris Daggett, who hit the polls in Basking Ridge.

Our exclusive Rasmussen Reports polling showed the former Environmental Protection Agency administrator trailing both Christie and Corzine with about 11 percent of the vote.

In Philadelphia, there's an important race as well with voters being asked to select a new district attorney.

Democrat Seth Williams voted Tuesday morning in Overbrook.

Williams, who has a long history with the D.A.'s office, says he is hopeful and confident about his chances.

He's opposed by Republican Michael Untermeyer, who cast his ballot at Pier Three at Penn's Landing. He will take in the results Tuesday night in Headhouse Square.

Current District Attorney Lynne Abraham is not seeking re-election.

A battle for a single open seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will come to an end Tuesday. That's the biggest statewide race on the ballot.

Democrat Jack Panella and Republican Joan Orie Melvin have each been at the center of ruthless attack ads.

Both candidates are sitting judges on the Superior Court (Panella in Bethlehem, Melvin in Pittsburgh).

A Republican victory would restore the GOP majority lost in 2007, while a Democratic win would sustain the party's current four-to-three edge.