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2022 Newark mayoral election

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2022 Newark mayoral election

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Candidate Ras Baraka Sheila Montague
Popular vote 14,777 3,007
Percentage 83.1% 16.9%

Mayor before election

Ras Baraka
Democratic

Elected mayor

Ras Baraka
Democratic

The 2022 Newark mayoral election was held on May 10, 2022, to elect the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. Elections for all seats on the nine member Municipal Council of Newark were held on the same day. Elections were non-partisan and candidates were not listed by political party. Incumbent Mayor Ras Baraka ran for re-election and easily won a third term.[1][2]

Candidates

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  • Ras Baraka, incumbent Mayor of Newark[1]
  • Sheila Montague, Newark Public Schools teacher and founding member of Parents United for Local School Education[1]

Results

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2022 Newark mayoral election[3]
Candidate Votes %
Ras Baraka (incumbent) 14,777 83.09
Sheila Montague 3,007 16.91
Total votes 17,784 100.00

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Here Are the Candidates Running for Mayor, Council, in Newark's Municipal Elections". TAPInto Newark. TAP IP LLC. March 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "NJ elections 2022: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka wins reelection". northjersey.com. May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "Results for Mayor (Newark) | Essex County, NJ Municipal Election". Charity Elections. May 18, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
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Official campaign websites