Municipal elections in Essex County, New Jersey (2022)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 4, 2022 |
| Primary election: June 7, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County executive |
| Total seats up: 1 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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Essex County, New Jersey, held general elections for county executive on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was April 4, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
County Executive
General election
General election for Essex County Executive
Incumbent Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. defeated Adam Kraemer in the general election for Essex County Executive on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. (D) | 80.5 | 137,164 |
 | Adam Kraemer (R) | 19.5 | 33,259 | |
| Total votes: 170,423 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Essex County Executive
Incumbent Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Essex County Executive on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. | 100.0 | 36,215 |
| Total votes: 36,215 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Essex County Executive
Adam Kraemer advanced from the Republican primary for Essex County Executive on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adam Kraemer | 100.0 | 5,466 |
| Total votes: 5,466 | |||
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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
| Essex County, New Jersey | New Jersey | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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