Newark, New Jersey municipal elections, 2014
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The city of Newark, New Jersey, held elections for mayor and city council on May 13, 2014.[1] 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:
Election results
Newark Mayoral General Election, 2014 | |||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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
- Rashawn Davis
- Sheila Montague
- Anthony R. Higgins
- Robert Kevin Waters
- Joseph A. McCallum, Jr.
- Anton Wheeler
June 10 Runoff election candidates:
Central Ward
May 13 General election candidates:
- Victor Zamora
- Shawn McCray
- Andre L. Speight
- Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins
- Miguel D. Arce
- Rafael A. Brito
- Czezre T. Adams
- Darrin S. Sharif
- Incumbent Sharif first assumed office in 2010.
June 10 Runoff election candidates:
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
Elections results
General
Newark City Council, North Ward, 2014 | |||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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 | |||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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 | |||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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 | |||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
26.1% | 1,624 | ||
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 | |||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
25.1% | 1,726 | ||
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 | |||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
16.2% | 16,065 | ||
10.4% | 10,355 | ||
14.3% | 14,223 | ||
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 | |||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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 | |||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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 |
Recent news
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See also
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
Footnotes
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