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The city of Newark, New Jersey, held elections for mayor and city council on May 13, 2014. A runoff took place on June 10 in the West and Central Wards. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in the election was March 10, 2014. All nine of the city council seats were up for election -- four at-large seats and one seat from each of the five wards.

Councilman Ras J. Baraka won election as mayor. Council incumbents Anibal Ramos, Jr., John S. James, Augusto Amador, Carlos M. Gonzalez, and Mildred C. Crump won re-election, while Joseph A. McCallum, Jr., Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins, Mayor Luis Quintana, and Edward Osborne won election to the council. Darrin S. Sharif was defeated in his re-election bid.

Mayor

Candidate list

Note: Incumbent Luis Quintana did not run for re-election.
May 13 General election candidates:

• Ras J. Baraka
• Shavar D. Jeffries

Election results

Newark Mayoral General Election, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ras J. Baraka	54.1%	24,358
Shavar D. Jeffries	45.7%	20,593
Write-in	0.2%	106
Total Votes		45,057
Source: Essex County Clerk's Office - 2014 Election Results

City council

Candidate list

North Ward

May 13 General election candidates:

• Luis M. Lopez
• Pablo R. Olivera
• Anibal Ramos, Jr. - Incumbent Ramos first assumed office in 2006.

South Ward

Note: Incumbent Ras J. Baraka did not run for re-election.
May 13 General election candidates:

• Jarmar Bass
• Brian K. Logan
• John S. James - At-Large incumbent James first assumed office in 2013.
• Yvonne D. Garrett Moore
• Uju Chiemelu
• Joanne Miller

East Ward

May 13 General election candidates:

• Luis Correira
• Jonathan Seabra
• Augusto Amador - Incumbent Amador first assumed office in 1998.
• James Parrilo
• Omar A. Nieves

West Ward

Note: Incumbent Ronald C. Rice did not run for re-election.
May 13 General election candidates:

• Maryam Bey
• Patricia J. Bradford a
• Rashawn Davis
• Sheila Montague
• Anthony R. Higgins
• Robert Kevin Waters
• Joseph A. McCallum, Jr. a
• Anton Wheeler

June 10 Runoff election candidates:

• Patricia J. Bradford
• Joseph A. McCallum, Jr.

Central Ward

May 13 General election candidates:

• Victor Zamora
• Shawn McCray
• Andre L. Speight
• Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins a
• Miguel D. Arce
• Rafael A. Brito
• Czezre T. Adams
• Darrin S. Sharif a - Incumbent Sharif first assumed office in 2010.

June 10 Runoff election candidates:

• Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins
• Darrin S. Sharif

At-large (4 seats)

May 13 General election candidates:

• Louis Shockley
• Patrick Council
• Carlos M. Gonzalez - Incumbent Gonzalez first assumed office in 2006.
• Juan Arias
• Dosso Kassimou
• Calvin Wayde Souder
• Marques Aquil Lewis
• Alturrick Kenney
• William Ramos
• Wilfredo Caraballo
• Mildred C. Crump - Incumbent Crump first assumed office in 1994.
• Carlos Cruz Jimenez
• Terrance L. Bankston
• Lynda Lloyd
• Cesar A. Vizcaino
• Luis Quintana
• Carlotta Hall
• Edward Osborne

General

Newark City Council, North Ward, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Anibal Ramos, Jr. Incumbent	71.9%	5,780
Luis M. Lopez	24.8%	1,995
Pablo R. Olivera	3.2%	256
Write-in	0.1%	7
Total Votes		8,038
Source: Essex County Clerk's Office - 2014 Election Results

Newark City Council, South Ward, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John S. James	71.8%	6,588
Jarmar Bass	6.7%	619
Yvonne D. Garrett Moore	5%	460
Brian K. Logan	13.1%	1,202
Uju Chiemelu	1.3%	119
Joanne Miller	2%	184
Write-in	0.1%	8
Total Votes		8,988
Source: Essex County Clerk's Office - 2014 Election Results

Newark City Council, East Ward, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Augusto Amador Incumbent	53.5%	2,239
James Parrilo	6.5%	271
Jonathan Seabra	20.8%	869
Omar A. Nieves	5.8%	244
Luis Correira	13.1%	549
Write-in	0.3%	12
Total Votes		4,172
Source: Essex County Clerk's Office - 2014 Election Results

Newark City Council, West Ward, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Joseph A. McCallum, Jr.	26.1%	1,624
Patricia J. Bradford	21%	1,303
Robert Kevin Waters	17.9%	1,114
Anton Wheeler	3.9%	245
Sheila Montague	6.1%	380
Anthony R. Higgins	3.7%	233
Maryam Bey	15.2%	943
Rashawn Davis	5.8%	363
Write-in	0.1%	9
Total Votes		4,666
Source: Essex County Clerk's Office - 2014 Election Results

Newark City Council, Central Ward, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins	25.1%	1,726
Darrin S. Sharif Incumbent	32.5%	2,236
Victor Zamora	4.4%	306
Andre L. Speight	10%	689
Shawn McCray	15.8%	1,085
Miguel D. Arce	2.9%	201
Rafael A. Brito	6.6%	453
Czezre T. Adams	2.5%	175
Write-in	0.2%	11
Total Votes		6,042
Source: Essex County Clerk's Office - 2014 Election Results

Newark City Council, At-large, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mildred C. Crump Incumbent	16.2%	16,065
Carlos M. Gonzalez Incumbent	10.4%	10,355
Luis Quintana	14.3%	14,223
Edward Osborne	10.4%	10,305
Louis Shockley	1.4%	1,356
Patrick Council	9.5%	9,399
Juan Arias	1.5%	1,482
Dosso Kassimou	1.2%	1,164
Calvin Wayde Souder	2%	1,949
Marques Aquil Lewis	1.5%	1,518
Alturrick Kenney	2.2%	2,219
William Ramos	3.7%	3,705
Wilfredo Caraballo	8.8%	8,736
Carlos Cruz Jimenez	1.7%	1,697
Terrance L. Bankston	2.6%	2,615
Lynda Lloyd	8.8%	8,681
Cesar A. Vizcaino	1.4%	1,392
Carlotta Hall	2.2%	2,222
Write-in	0.1%	97
Total Votes		52,304
Source: Essex County Clerk's Office - 2014 Election Results

Runoff

Newark City Council, West Ward, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Joseph A. McCallum, Jr.	67.5%	1,754
Patricia J. Bradford	32.3%	840
Write-in	0.2%	5
Total Votes		2,599
Source: Essex County Clerk's Office - 2014 Runoff Election Results

Newark City Council, Central Ward, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins	62.3%	2,283
Darrin S. Sharif Incumbent	37.5%	1,374
Write-in	0.2%	8
Total Votes		3,665
Source: Essex County Clerk's Office - 2014 Runoff Election Results

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See also

• United States municipal elections, 2014
• New Jersey elections, 2014
• Newark, New Jersey

External links

• United States Conference of Mayors - Elections in 2014
• Newark City Council
• City of Newark - Official candidate list
• Essex County Clerk's Office - 2014 Election Results
• Essex County Clerk's Office - 2014 Runoff Election Results