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City elections in Newark, New Jersey (2025)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: August 21, 2025 |
| General election: November 4, 2025 Runoff election: December 2, 2025 |
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| Offices up: City council |
| Total seats up: 1 |
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The city of Newark, New Jersey, is holding a special election for city council on November 4, 2025. A runoff election is scheduled for December 2, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was August 21, 2025.
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Candidates and results
City Council special
General election
The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.
Special general election for Newark City Council Central Ward
Amina Bey, Walter Jacobs, Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins, George Tillman, and Jhamar Youngblood are running in the special general election for Newark City Council Central Ward on November 4, 2025.
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| Amina Bey (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Walter Jacobs (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins (Nonpartisan) | |
 | George Tillman (Nonpartisan) | |
| Jhamar Youngblood (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New Jersey elections, 2025
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- New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2025
- New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025
- Municipal elections in Essex County, New Jersey (2025)
- Municipal elections in Hudson County, New Jersey (2025)
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- New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2025
- New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025
- Municipal elections in Essex County, New Jersey (2025)
- Municipal elections in Hudson County, New Jersey (2025)
- City elections in Jersey City, New Jersey (2025)
- City elections in Newark, New Jersey (2025)
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About the city
- See also: Newark, New Jersey
Newark is a city in Essex County, New Jersey. As of 2020, its population was 311,549.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
Since 1953, the city of Newark has utilized a mayor-council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Newark, New Jersey | ||
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| Newark | New Jersey | |
| Population | 311,549 | 9,288,994 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 24 | 7,354 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 26.8% | 65.5% |
| Black/African American | 49.5% | 13.4% |
| Asian | 1.8% | 9.7% |
| Native American | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 6.4% |
| Multiple | 6.6% | 4.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 36.7% | 20.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 76.5% | 90.3% |
| College graduation rate | 15.5% | 40.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $37,476 | $85,245 |
| Persons below poverty level | 26.3% | 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. | ||
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