By Carla Astudillo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

In mid-October, we asked New Jerseyans to rank the six issues — from tax bills to gun laws to legal pot for all — that have them most fired about next week's gubernatorial showdown between Republican Kim Guadagno and Democrat Phil Murphy.

More than 1,900 people voted from over 430 towns, ranking, from 1 to 5, the importance of:

Property tax reform

Gun control

Legalizing marijuana

Improving roads and NJ Transit

Public school and state college funding

Fighting crime

After crunching the numbers, we're serving up some surprising (and very not surprising) results.

A note about the data: These rankings are based on results as of 4 p.m. on Oct. 31, 2017. Of the state's 565 municipalities, 197 towns had only one or two votes, while 132 towns received no votes. Because of the small sample size, we won’t focus too closely on results from those towns.

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Property tax reform: 4.4 out of 5

The big winner! It's no surprise, considering property taxes take a huge chunk out of homeowners' wallets every year. A whopping 80 percent of towns ranked property tax reform at a 4 or higher. About 40 percent of towns ranked it with a score of 5.

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Fighting crime: 3.7 out of 5

Fighting crime was the second highest ranked issue. Half of towns rated it with a score of 4 or higher. Unsurprisingly, crime ranks high among towns with the highest violent crime rates and lower among towns with the lowest violent crime rates.

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Improving roads and NJ Transit: 3.6 out of 5

When it comes to improving roads and NJ Transit, readers rank it as the third most important issue, with a score of 3.6. About 38 percent of towns ranked it as 4 or higher. (See where New Jersey ranks among other states in terms of failing infrastructure.)

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Public school and state college funding: 3.2 out of 5

The fourth highest ranked issue was public school and state college funding, at a score of 3.2. About 32 percent of readers ranked it with a score of 3 or lower. Though it received only two votes, it's worth noting it ranked high in Lakewood, where the school system is in crisis.

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Gun control: 2.8 out of 5

Despite the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas, residents ranked gun control as the fifth most important out of the six issues. Our readers gave it a score of 2.8 out of 5.

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Legalizing marijuana: 2.6 out of 5

Marijuana's not used to being unpopular, but it came in dead last in our survey. Legalization was ranked as the least important out of all six issues, receiving a score of 2.6 out of 5. About 61 percent of readers ranked it lower than 3 out of 5.

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Read more about the top election issues