David Rios
David Rios ran for election to the Jersey City Council to represent Ward B in New Jersey. He lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Biography
Rios' professional experience includes being the pastor at La Iglesia del Pueblo in Clifton and the former Passaic County chaplain.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Jersey City, New Jersey (2025)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Jersey City Council Ward B
Joel Brooks defeated Efrain Orleans in the general runoff election for Jersey City Council Ward B on December 2, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joel Brooks (Nonpartisan) | 64.9 | 2,933 |
| Efrain Orleans (Nonpartisan) | 35.1 | 1,589 | ||
| Total votes: 4,522 | |||
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General election
General election for Jersey City Council Ward B
The following candidates ran in the general election for Jersey City Council Ward B on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joel Brooks (Nonpartisan) | 24.6 | 2,030 |
| ✔ | Efrain Orleans (Nonpartisan) | 21.8 | 1,803 | |
| Idriss Zahidi (Nonpartisan) | 20.2 | 1,667 | ||
| Lorena Loayza (Nonpartisan) | 17.9 | 1,476 | ||
 | David Rios (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 671 | |
| Dannon Hill (Nonpartisan) | 4.2 | 349 | ||
| Travis Heller (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 260 | ||
| Total votes: 8,256 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rios in this election.
2013
Rios ran in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 34. Rios was bracketed with Michael Urciouli. He was unopposed in the June 4 Republican primary. He was defeated by incumbent Sheila Y. Oliver (D) and incumbent Thomas P. Giblin (D) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[2][3][4][5]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 34 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Sheila Oliver Incumbent |
38% | 27,095 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Giblin Incumbent |
37.6% | 26,802 | |
| Republican | Michael Urciouli | 12.2% | 8,663 | |
| Republican | David Rios | 12.2% | 8,654 | |
| Total Votes | 71,214 | |||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ NorthJersey.com, "Legislative matches taking shape," accessed September 13, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 General Assembly general election candidates," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 9, 2013
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