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Municipal elections in Essex County, New Jersey (2021)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 5, 2021 |
| Primary election: June 8, 2021 General election: November 2, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County sheriff |
| Total seats up: 1 |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
Essex County, New Jersey, held general elections for county sheriff on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for June 8, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was April 5, 2021.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Essex County Sheriff
Incumbent Armando Fontoura defeated Nicholas Pansini in the general election for Essex County Sheriff on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Armando Fontoura (D) | 76.9 | 127,844 | |
| Nicholas Pansini (R) | 23.1 | 38,473 | ||
| Total votes: 166,317 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Essex County Sheriff
Incumbent Armando Fontoura defeated John Arnold and Barry Jackson in the Democratic primary for Essex County Sheriff on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Armando Fontoura | 76.4 | 28,065 | |
| John Arnold | 19.0 | 6,975 | ||
| Barry Jackson | 4.7 | 1,710 | ||
| Total votes: 36,750 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Essex County Sheriff
Nicholas Pansini defeated Maureen Edelson in the Republican primary for Essex County Sheriff on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nicholas Pansini | 80.2 | 6,049 | |
| Maureen Edelson | 19.8 | 1,498 | ||
| Total votes: 7,547 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New Jersey elections, 2021
April 20, 2021
June 8, 2021
- New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2021
- New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021
- New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
- Municipal elections in Hudson County, New Jersey (2021)
November 2, 2021
- New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2021
- New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021
- New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
- New Jersey Public Question 1, Sports Betting on State College Athletics Amendment (2021)
- New Jersey Public Question 2, Raffle Money for Organizations Amendment (2021)
- Municipal elections in Hudson County, New Jersey (2021)
- Jersey City Public Schools, New Jersey, elections (2021)
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Essex County, New Jersey | ||
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| Essex County | New Jersey | |
| Population | 863,728 | 9,288,994 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 126 | 7,354 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 41.1% | 65.5% |
| Black/African American | 39.3% | 13.4% |
| Asian | 5.5% | 9.7% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 8.4% | 6.4% |
| Multiple | 5.4% | 4.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 23.3% | 20.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 86.7% | 90.3% |
| College graduation rate | 36.3% | 40.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $63,959 | $85,245 |
| Persons below poverty level | 15.3% | 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. | ||
See also
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