City elections in Trenton, New Jersey (2024)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: August 22, 2024 |
| General election: November 5, 2024 Runoff election: December 3, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council |
| Total seats up: 4 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Trenton, New Jersey, held general elections for city council on November 5, 2024. A runoff election was scheduled for December 3, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was August 22, 2024.
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Candidates and results
City council
General runoff election
Trenton City Council general runoff election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| South Ward |
 Jenna Figueroa Kettenburg (i)Damian Malave |
General election
Trenton City Council general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| East Ward |
Joseph Harrison (i) |
| North Ward |
Jennifer Williams (i) |
| South Ward |
Jenna Figueroa Kettenburg (i)Damian Malave Evangeline Ugorji |
| West Ward |
Teska Frisby (i) Mary Horne |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New Jersey elections, 2024
June 4, 2024
- United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2024
- New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
- New Jersey's 12th Congressional District election, 2024
November 5, 2024
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About the city
- See also: Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is a city in Mercer County, New Jersey. As of 2020, its population was 90,871.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Trenton utilizes a strong mayor and city 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][2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Trenton, New Jersey | ||
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| Trenton | New Jersey | |
| Population | 90,871 | 9,288,994 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 7 | 7,354 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 35.3% | 65.5% |
| Black/African American | 48.7% | 13.4% |
| Asian | 1% | 9.7% |
| Native American | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 6.4% |
| Multiple | 4% | 4.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 37.2% | 20.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 75.1% | 90.3% |
| College graduation rate | 14.2% | 40.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $37,002 | $85,245 |
| Persons below poverty level | 27.2% | 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. | ||
See also
| Trenton, New Jersey | New Jersey | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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