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Che' J.T. Colter
Che' J.T. Colter (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 28. J.T. Colter was disqualified from the Republican primary scheduled on June 10, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 28 (2 seats)
Incumbent Cleopatra Tucker and Chigozie U. Onyema are running in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 28 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Cleopatra Tucker (D) | |
| Chigozie U. Onyema (D) | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 28 (2 seats)
Incumbent Cleopatra Tucker and Chigozie U. Onyema defeated incumbent Garnet Hall in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 28 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cleopatra Tucker | 38.7 | 14,108 |
| ✔ | Chigozie U. Onyema | 36.9 | 13,456 | |
| Garnet Hall | 24.5 | 8,932 | ||
| Total votes: 36,496 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nadirah Brown (D)
Republican primary election
No Republican candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Toye Kumolu (R)
- Che' J.T. Colter (R)
- Willie Jetti (R)
Endorsements
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2024
See also: Newark Public Schools, New Jersey, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Newark Public Schools Board of Education (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Newark Public Schools Board of Education on April 16, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Helena Vinhas (Nonpartisan) | 22.1 | 2,874 |
| ✔ |  | Vereliz Santana (Nonpartisan) | 22.1 | 2,870 |
| ✔ |  | Dawn Haynes (Nonpartisan) | 20.9 | 2,719 |
| Debra Salters (Nonpartisan) | 11.1 | 1,448 | ||
 | Sheila Montague (Nonpartisan) | 8.4 | 1,091 | |
| Latoya Jackson (Nonpartisan) | 6.3 | 819 | ||
| Muta El-Amin (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 421 | ||
 | Che' J.T. Colter (Nonpartisan) | 3.0 | 394 | |
 | Jimmie White (Nonpartisan) | 2.8 | 366 | |
| Total votes: 13,002 | |||
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Endorsements
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2018
General election
General election for Newark Public Schools Board of Education (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Newark Public Schools Board of Education on April 17, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dawn Haynes (Nonpartisan) | 26.9 | 5,289 |
| ✔ | Asia Norton (Nonpartisan) | 21.4 | 4,199 | |
| ✔ | Yambeli Gomez (Nonpartisan) | 19.2 | 3,770 | |
 | Jameel Ibrahim (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 1,038 | |
| Che' J.T. Colter (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 1,022 | |
 | Denise Cole (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 1,010 | |
| Omayra Molina (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 895 | ||
 | Yolanda Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 749 | |
| Marcus Allen (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 531 | ||
| Khalil Hannah (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 393 | ||
| Johnnie Lattner (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 380 | ||
| Robert House (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 207 | ||
 | Barbara Anne Todish (Nonpartisan) | 0.7 | 142 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 31 | ||
| Total votes: 19,656 | |||
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2017
Essex County, New Jersey, held a general election for all four at-large seats and all five district seats on the board of chosen freeholders on November 7, 2017. A primary was held on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was April 3, 2017. The following candidates ran in the general election for the at-large seats on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders.[1]
| Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, At-Large General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Brendan Gill Incumbent |
20.46% | 103,519 | |
| Democratic | Patricia Sebold Incumbent |
20.44% | 103,424 | |
| Democratic | Rufus Johnson Incumbent |
20.23% | 102,335 | |
| Democratic | Lebby Jones Incumbent |
19.81% | 100,243 | |
| Republican | Frank Contella | 4.95% | 25,024 | |
| Republican | Blanca Lopez | 4.91% | 24,823 | |
| Republican | John Piserchia | 4.80% | 24,283 | |
| Republican | Che Colter | 4.37% | 22,095 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.03% | 162 | ||
| Total Votes | 505,908 | |||
| Source: Essex County, NJ, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed January 3, 2018 | ||||
Frank Contella, John Piserchia, Blanca Lopez, and Che Colter were unopposed in the Republican primary for the at-large seats on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders.[1]
| Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, At-Large Republican Primary Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Frank Contella |
26.13% | 4,737 | |
| Republican | John Piserchia |
25.04% | 4,540 | |
| Republican | Blanca Lopez |
24.83% | 4,502 | |
| Republican | Che Colter |
23.83% | 4,320 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.18% | 33 | ||
| Total Votes | 18,132 | |||
| Source: The Essex County Clerk's Office, "2017 Primary Election," June 15, 2017 | ||||
Campaign themes
2025
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2024
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See also
2025 Elections
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