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City elections in Newark, New Jersey (2022)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 7, 2022 |
| General election: May 10, 2022 Runoff election: June 14, 2022 |
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| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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The city of Newark, New Jersey, held general elections for mayor and city council on May 10, 2022. A runoff election was scheduled for June 14, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 7, 2022.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
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Candidates and results
General runoff election
Newark City Council general runoff election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| East Ward |
Anthony Campos  Michael J. Silva |
| South Ward |
Terrance Bankston Patrick Council |
| West Ward |
Dupre Kelly Chigozie U. Onyema |
General election
Newark City Council general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| at-large (4 seats) |
C. Lawrence Crump (i)Carlos Gonzalez (i)Luis Quintana (i)Louise Scott-Rountree |
| Central Ward |
LaMonica McIver (i) Shawn McCray |
| East Ward |
Anthony Campos Jonathan Seabra Michael J. Silva Louis Weber |
| North Ward |
Anibal Ramos (i) |
| South Ward |
Terrance Bankston Christina G. Cherry Patrick Council Douglas Freeman Trenton Jones Cynthia A. Truitt-Rease |
| West Ward |
Lyndon F. Brown Oscar S. James II LaVita Johnson Dupre Kelly Michelle Middleton Chigozie U. Onyema |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New Jersey elections, 2022
April 19, 2022
- Newark Public Schools, New Jersey, elections (2022)
- Newark Public Schools, New Jersey, 2022-2023 Budget Question (April 2022)
May 10, 2022
June 7, 2022
- New Jersey's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
- New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
- New Jersey's 10th Congressional District election, 2022
- New Jersey's 11th Congressional District election, 2022
- Municipal elections in Essex County, New Jersey (2022)
- Municipal elections in Hudson County, New Jersey (2022)
November 8, 2022
- New Jersey's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
- New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
- New Jersey's 10th Congressional District election, 2022
- New Jersey's 11th Congressional District election, 2022
- New Jersey state legislative special elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Essex County, New Jersey (2022)
- Municipal elections in Hudson County, New Jersey (2022)
- Jersey City Public Schools, New Jersey, elections (2022)
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About the city
- See also: Newark, New Jersey
Newark is a city in Essex County, New Jersey. As of 2020, its population was 311,549.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
Since 1953, the city of Newark has utilized a mayor-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]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Newark, New Jersey | ||
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| Newark | New Jersey | |
| Population | 311,549 | 9,288,994 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 24 | 7,354 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 26.8% | 65.5% |
| Black/African American | 49.5% | 13.4% |
| Asian | 1.8% | 9.7% |
| Native American | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 6.4% |
| Multiple | 6.6% | 4.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 36.7% | 20.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 76.5% | 90.3% |
| College graduation rate | 15.5% | 40.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $37,476 | $85,245 |
| Persons below poverty level | 26.3% | 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. | ||
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