Michael Griffin (New Jersey)
Michael Griffin is an at-large member-elect of the Jersey City Council in New Jersey. He assumed office on January 1, 2026.
Griffin ran for election for an at-large seat of the Jersey City Council in New Jersey. He won in the general runoff election on December 2, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Jersey City, New Jersey (2025)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Jersey City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general runoff election for Jersey City Council At-large on December 2, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rolando Lavarro (Nonpartisan) | 24.1 | 19,578 |
| ✔ | Michael Griffin (Nonpartisan) | 23.3 | 18,944 | |
| ✔ | Mamta Singh (Nonpartisan) | 21.9 | 17,787 | |
 | Daniel Rivera (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 9,493 | |
 | Meredith Burns (Nonpartisan)  | 10.9 | 8,842 | |
| Tina Nalls (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 6,712 | ||
| Total votes: 81,356 | |||
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General election
General election for Jersey City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Jersey City Council At-large on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rolando Lavarro (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 17,264 |
| ✔ | Michael Griffin (Nonpartisan) | 10.6 | 16,188 | |
| ✔ | Mamta Singh (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 15,881 | |
| ✔ | Tina Nalls (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 11,515 | |
| ✔ | | Daniel Rivera (Nonpartisan) | 7.4 | 11,381 |
| ✔ | | Meredith Burns (Nonpartisan) | 7.4 | 11,280 |
 | Kristen Zadroga-Hart (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 10,938 | |
| Israel Nieves (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 10,597 | ||
| Jennise Sarmiento (Nonpartisan) | 6.6 | 10,098 | ||
| Saundra Robinson Green (Nonpartisan) | 6.3 | 9,651 | ||
 | Fernando Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 6.2 | 9,457 | |
| Ira Guilford (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 9,093 | ||
 | Tami Weaver-Henry (Nonpartisan) | 2.6 | 3,983 | |
 | Floyd Jeter (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 3,506 | |
| Kenny Reyes (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 2,566 | ||
| Total votes: 153,398 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Griffin in this election.
2023
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 31
Angela McKnight defeated Luis Soto in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 31 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Angela McKnight (D) | 75.8 | 14,421 |
 | Luis Soto (R) | 24.2 | 4,593 | |
| Total votes: 19,014 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 31
Angela McKnight defeated Michael Griffin in the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 31 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angela McKnight | 75.1 | 8,005 |
| Michael Griffin | 24.9 | 2,661 | ||
| Total votes: 10,666 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 31
Luis Soto advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 31 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Luis Soto | 100.0 | 1,073 |
| Total votes: 1,073 | |||
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Endorsements
Griffin received the following endorsements.
2017
Jersey City, New Jersey, held a general election for mayor, three at large city council seats, and six by district city council seats on November 7, 2017. Any race where no candidate earns a majority of the votes cast in the general election advanced to the runoff election on December 5, 2017. The following candidates ran in the general election for the Ward F city council seat.[1]
| Jersey City Council, Ward F General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jermaine Robinson Incumbent |
54.84% | 2,627 |
| Michael Griffin | 12.92% | 619 |
| Anthony Blake | 10.44% | 500 |
| Yolanda Dorch-Amiker | 9.75% | 467 |
| Tyrone Ballon | 8.20% | 393 |
| Dennis Burgess | 3.76% | 180 |
| Write-in votes | 0.08% | 4 |
| Total Votes | 4,790 | |
| Source: Hudson County Clerk, "General Election 2017 Election Results," November 14, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Griffin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Michael Griffin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "Email correspondance with Irene McNulty, Jersey City Deputy City Clerk," September 13, 2017
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