2018 Newark mayoral election explained

Election Name:2018 Newark mayoral election
Type:Presidential
Country:New Jersey
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 Newark mayoral election
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2022 Newark mayoral election
Next Year:2022
Election Date:May 8, 2018
Candidate1:Ras Baraka
Color1:c0c0c0
Popular Vote1:22,094
Percentage1:77.00%
Candidate2:Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins
Color2:c0c0c0
Popular Vote2:6,510
Percentage2:22.69%
Mayor
Before Election:Ras Baraka
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Ras Baraka
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2018 election for Mayor of Newark took place in Newark, the most populous city in New Jersey, USA, on May 8, 2018. Elections for all seats on the nine member Municipal Council of Newark was held the same day. A runoff election, if necessary, would have taken place on June 5, 2018. Elections are non-partisan and candidates are not listed by political party. Incumbent Mayor Ras Baraka avoided a runoff after winning a second term with 77 percent of the votes.[1]

Candidates

The deadline for candidates to file for election is March 5, 2018, at which time each potential candidate must submit a petition signed by at least 1413 voters.[2] As of Monday January 8, 2018 six people had requested petitions necessary to mount a mayoral campaign:[3]

By election day, however, Newark councilwoman Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins, who had entered the race on January 9, 2018,[5] was Mayor Baraka's only challenger.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baraka wins reelection in Newark mayoral race in a landslide.
  2. Web site: News: 2018 Municipal Election Information. www.newarknj.gov. 18 January 2018.
  3. Web site: This fight between politicians could be N.J.'s nastiest of 2018. 9 January 2018. 17 January 2018.
  4. Web site: A 'humbled' Newark Mayor Ras Baraka makes re-election bid. 22 June 2017.
  5. Web site: Chaneyfield Jenkins launches bid to unseat Newark Mayor Baraka.
  6. Web site: Voters head to polls Tuesday in election for mayor of Newark. 7 May 2018.