2010 Newark mayoral election explained

Election Name:2010 Newark mayoral election
Type:Presidential
Country:New Jersey
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2006 Newark mayoral election
Previous Year:2006
Next Election:2014 Newark mayoral election
Next Year:2014
Election Date:May 11, 2010[1]
Candidate1:Cory Booker
Party1:Nonpartisan candidate
Popular Vote1:22,745
Percentage1:59.1%
Candidate2:Clifford J. Minor
Party2:Nonpartisan candidate
Popular Vote2:13,570
Percentage2:35.3%
Mayor
Before Election:Cory Booker
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Cory Booker
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2010 election for Mayor of Newark took place in Newark, the most populous city in the state of New Jersey, on May 11, 2010. 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 Cory Booker avoided a runoff and was re-elected to his second term in office.

Booker would not serve out the entirety of his second term. In 2013, after having won the October 16 special election for U.S. senator, Booker resigned as mayor and was sworn in on October 31 as the junior U.S. senator from New Jersey.[2] Luis A. Quintana, long-term member of the Municipal Council, replaced him as interim mayor.[3] In 2019, he mounted a campaign to participate in 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.

Results

If no candidate had received 50% of the vote, the race would have continued to a run-off between the top two candidates from the first round.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2010 Non-Partisan Municipal Election . Essex County Clerk's Office . 13 October 2019 . 15 April 2016.
  2. News: Lee . Eunace . See Cory Booker's resignation letter as he bids farewell to Newark City Hall, goes to Washington . The Star-Ledger . nj.com . October 30, 2013 . October 31, 2013.
  3. News: With Interim Mayor, Newark Gets Shift in Style From Cory Booker - WSJ. Wall Street Journal. 30 November 2013. Haddon. Heather.