| Election Name: | 1994 Newark mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1990 Newark mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1990 |
| Next Election: | 1998 Newark mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
| Election Date: | May 10, 1994 |
| Image1: | MayorSharpeJames.jpg |
| Candidate1: | Sharpe James |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan candidate |
| Popular Vote1: | 22,999 |
| Percentage1: | 64.0% |
| Candidate2: | Ras Baraka |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan candidate |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,056 |
| Percentage2: | 8.5% |
| Candidate3: | Colleen Walton |
| Party3: | Nonpartisan candidate |
| Popular Vote3: | 2,934 |
| Percentage3: | 8.1% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Sharpe James |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Sharpe James |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1994 election for Mayor of Newark took place in Newark, the most populous city in the state of New Jersey, on May 10, 1994. Elections for all seats on the nine-member Municipal Council of Newark were held the same day. A runoff election, if necessary, would have taken place. Elections in the city are non-partisan and candidates are not listed by political party. Incumbent Mayor Sharpe James was re-elected to his third term in office.
Despite his loss, Ras Baraka would successfully run again for mayor of Newark 20 years later.[1]
Though all elections are non-partisan, all candidates are registered Democrats and Newark is a heavily Democratic city.
If no candidate received 50% of the vote, the race would have continued to a run-off between the top two candidates from the first round.
James received 64% of the total vote, securing re-election.