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Steven Fulop
2013 - Present
2026
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Steve Fulop is the Mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey. He assumed office on July 1, 2013. His current term ends on January 1, 2026.
Fulop (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of New Jersey. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 10, 2025.
Fulop was previously a member of the Jersey City Council, representing Ward E from 2005 to 2013. He was also a Democratic candidate for New Jersey's District 13 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004. Fulop was defeated by former U.S. Rep. and current U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D) in the Democratic primary on June 8, 2004.[1][2]
Biography
Fulop earned a B.A. from Binghamton University, an M.P.A. from Columbia University, and an M.B.A. from New York University's Stern School of Business.[3]
Fulop's experience includes service as a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves and work in equity trading for Sanford C. Bernstein, as the vice president of electronic trading for Citi Group, and as an associate for Goldman Sachs.[3] His military service included a deployment to Iraq in 2003.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2025
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Governor of New Jersey
Mikie Sherrill, Jack Ciattarelli, Vic Kaplan, and Joanne Kuniansky are running in the general election for Governor of New Jersey on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Mikie Sherrill (D) | |
 | Jack Ciattarelli (R) | |
 | Vic Kaplan (L) | |
| Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party) | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Karen Zaletel (Independent)
- Lily Benavides (G)
- Stephen Zielinski (G)
- Gerardo Cedrone (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of New Jersey
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of New Jersey on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mikie Sherrill | 34.0 | 286,244 |
 | Ras Baraka | 20.7 | 173,951 | |
 | Steve Fulop | 16.0 | 134,573 | |
 | Josh Gottheimer | 11.6 | 97,384 | |
 | Sean Spiller | 10.6 | 89,472 | |
 | Stephen Sweeney | 7.1 | 59,811 | |
| Total votes: 841,435 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of New Jersey
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of New Jersey on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jack Ciattarelli | 67.8 | 316,283 |
 | Bill Spadea | 21.7 | 101,408 | |
 | Jon Bramnick | 6.2 | 29,130 | |
 | Mario Kranjac | 2.7 | 12,782 | |
 | Justin Barbera | 1.4 | 6,743 | |
 | Hans Herberg (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 466,346 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- James Fazzone (R)
- Roger Bacon (R)
- Monica Brinson (R)
- Robert Canfield (R)
- Edward R. Durr (R)
Endorsements
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2021
See also: Mayoral election in Jersey City, New Jersey (2021)
General election
General election for Mayor of Jersey City
Incumbent Steve Fulop defeated Lewis Spears in the general election for Mayor of Jersey City on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Fulop (Nonpartisan) | 67.3 | 28,562 |
 | Lewis Spears (Nonpartisan) | 32.4 | 13,741 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 145 | ||
| Total votes: 42,448 | |||
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2017
Mayor of Jersey City
Jersey City, New Jersey, held a general election for mayor, three at large city council seats, and six by district city council seats on November 7, 2017. Any race where no candidate earns a majority of the votes cast in the general election advanced to the runoff election on December 5, 2017. Incumbent Steven Fulop defeated Bill Matsikoudis in the general election for mayor.[4]
| Mayor of Jersey City, General Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Steven Fulop Incumbent |
77.44% | 30,279 |
| Bill Matsikoudis | 22.41% | 8,763 |
| Write-in votes | 0.15% | 57 |
| Total Votes | 39,099 | |
| Source: Hudson County Clerk, "General Election 2017 Election Results," November 14, 2017 | ||
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2013On May 14, 2013, Fulop defeated incumbent Jerramiah Healy in the general election.
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Steve Fulop did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Steve Fulop did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Presidential preference
2016 presidential endorsement
✓ Fulop endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[5]
- See also: Endorsements for Hillary Clinton
Endorsements
2017
Fulop received endorsements from the following in 2017:
- AFSCME New Jersey Statewide Council[6]
- Hudson County Building and Construction Trades Council[7]
- New Jersey League of Conservation Voters[8]
- New Jersey Sen. Sandra Cunningham[9]
- New Jersey Sen. Nick Sacco[9]
- New Jersey Sen. Brian Stack[9]
Noteworthy events
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Fulop announced on December 23, 2021, that he tested positive for COVID-19. He said he was vaccinated at the time he contracted the virus.[10]
Recent news
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 City of Jersey City, "Biography of the Mayor," accessed October 16, 2017
- ↑ State of New Jersey, "Candidate Returns for House of Representatives for June 2004 Primary Election," accessed October 16, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 LinkedIn, "Steven Fulop," accessed October 16, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "Email correspondance with Irene McNulty, Jersey City Deputy City Clerk," September 13, 2017
- ↑ Hillary for America, "Support from Mayors for Hillary Clinton Continues to Grow, Over 135 Backing Her Candidacy," October 30, 2015
- ↑ Insider NJ, "AFSCME New Jersey Statewide Council Endorses Jersey City Mayor Steven M. Fulop for Re-Election," September 15, 2017
- ↑ Hudson County View, "Hudson County Building Trades Endorse Jersey City Mayor Fulop for Re-Election," September 29, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, "Current Endorsements," accessed October 16, 2017
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Hudson County View, "UPDATED: State Sen. Cunningham Endorses Jersey City Mayor Fulop for Re-Election," August 25, 2017
- ↑ Hudson Daily Voice, "Jersey City Mayor Tests Positive For COVID," December 23, 2021
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Mayor of Jersey City 2013-Present |
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Jersey City Council Ward E 2005-2013 |
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