Mayoral election in Trenton, New Jersey (2022)
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| 2022 Trenton elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: September 5, 2022 |
| General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
The city of Trenton, New Jersey, held a general election for mayor on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was September 5, 2022.
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Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Trenton
Incumbent Reed Gusciora defeated Kathy McBride, Robin Vaughn, and Cherie Garrette in the general election for Mayor of Trenton on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Reed Gusciora (Nonpartisan) | 70.6 | 5,792 | |
| Kathy McBride (Nonpartisan) | 12.9 | 1,055 | ||
| Robin Vaughn (Nonpartisan) | 8.4 | 689 | ||
| Cherie Garrette (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 664 | ||
| Total votes: 8,200 | ||||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New Jersey elections, 2022
June 7, 2022
- New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- New Jersey's 12th Congressional District election, 2022
November 8, 2022
Mayoral partisanship
Eleven state capitals held mayoral elections in 2022. Six Democratic incumbents and one Republican incumbent were re-elected. Three Democrats were elected to succeed outgoing Democratic incumbents. Ballotpedia was unable to determine the partisan affiliation of one state capital mayor who defeated a Republican incumbent.
Once mayors elected in 2022 assumed office, the mayors of 38 state capitals were affiliated with the Democratic Party, five were Republicans, one was independent, and two were nonpartisan. The partisan affiliation of four state capital mayors was unknown.
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About the city
- See also: Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is a city in Mercer County, New Jersey. As of 2020, its population was 90,871.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Trenton utilizes a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1][2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Trenton, New Jersey | ||
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| Trenton | New Jersey | |
| Population | 90,871 | 9,288,994 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 7 | 7,354 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 35.3% | 65.5% |
| Black/African American | 48.7% | 13.4% |
| Asian | 1% | 9.7% |
| Native American | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0% |
| Two or more | 4% | 4.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 37.2% | 20.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 75.1% | 90.3% |
| College graduation rate | 14.2% | 40.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $37,002 | $85,245 |
| Persons below poverty level | 27.2% | 9.7% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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