Dupré Kelly
Dupré Kelly is a member of the Newark City Council in New Jersey, representing West Ward. He assumed office on July 1, 2022. His current term ends on June 30, 2026.
Kelly is running for re-election to the Newark City Council to represent West Ward in New Jersey. He is on the ballot in the general election on May 12, 2026.[source]
Elections
2026
See also: City elections in Newark, New Jersey (2026)
General election
The general election will occur on May 12, 2026.
General election for Newark City Council West Ward
Incumbent Dupré Kelly (Nonpartisan), Muta El-Amin (Nonpartisan), Jimmy L. McCoy (Nonpartisan), and Malcolm X. Outlaw, Sr. (Nonpartisan) are running in the general election for Newark City Council West Ward on May 12, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Dupré Kelly (Nonpartisan) | |
| Muta El-Amin (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Jimmy L. McCoy (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Malcolm X. Outlaw, Sr. (Nonpartisan) | ||
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2022
See also: City elections in Newark, New Jersey (2022)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Newark City Council West Ward
Dupré Kelly defeated Chigozie U. Onyema in the general runoff election for Newark City Council West Ward on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dupré Kelly (Nonpartisan) | 58.7 | 1,973 |
 | Chigozie U. Onyema (Nonpartisan) | 41.3 | 1,391 | |
| Total votes: 3,364 | |||
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General election
General election for Newark City Council West Ward
The following candidates ran in the general election for Newark City Council West Ward on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dupré Kelly (Nonpartisan) | 38.0 | 1,489 |
| ✔ | | Chigozie U. Onyema (Nonpartisan) | 29.0 | 1,137 |
| Oscar S. James II (Nonpartisan) | 13.0 | 510 | ||
| LaVita Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 380 | ||
| Lyndon F. Brown (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 313 | ||
 | Michelle Middleton (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 90 | |
| Total votes: 3,919 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Newark City Council At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Newark City Council At-large on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Luis Quintana (Nonpartisan) | 21.5 | 16,934 |
| ✔ |  | Mildred Crump (Nonpartisan) | 21.2 | 16,694 |
| ✔ |  | Carlos Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 16.8 | 13,252 |
| ✔ |  | Eddie Osborne (Nonpartisan) | 15.2 | 12,003 |
| Bessie Walker (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 5,395 | ||
| Hector Corchado (Nonpartisan) | 5.5 | 4,375 | ||
| Dupré Kelly (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 3,551 | |
| Ariagna Perello (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 2,979 | ||
 | Shakima Thomas (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 1,914 | |
 | Victor Monterrosa Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 1,303 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 528 | ||
| Total votes: 78,928 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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Campaign website
Kelly's campaign website stated the following:
WEST WARD FORWARD
West Ward Revitalization:
Kelly's Plan aims to utilize the resources of all City Departments & outside sources to create a replicable scheme and strategy to improve and provide services to West Ward neighborhoods.
Quality of Life:
Kelly will team up with the residents, business owners & Partnership West Incorporated (PWI) to make sure that the quality of life problems are solved together.
Safety & Crime Prevention:
Kelly has been meeting with former Chief of Police Darnell Henry & current Chief of Police Lee Douglas to strategize on ways to keep our west ward streets safe by utilizing outreach worker from Newark Community Street Team (NCST) & the Office of Violence and Prevention to help with the victims of violent crimes
— Dupré Kelly's campaign website (March 18, 2026)
2022
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Newark City Council West Ward |
Officeholder Newark City Council West Ward |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Joseph McCallum |
Newark City Council West Ward 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
