Rafael Torres
Rafael Torres ran in a special election to the Jersey City Council to represent Ward D in New Jersey. Torres lost in the special general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in Jersey City, New Jersey (2020)
General election
Special general election for Jersey City Council Ward D
Incumbent Yousef Saleh defeated Patrick Ambrossi, Cynthia Hadjiyannis, Rafael Torres, and Lenny Lambert in the special general election for Jersey City Council Ward D on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Yousef Saleh (Nonpartisan) | 55.2 | 6,399 |
| Patrick Ambrossi (Nonpartisan) | 17.2 | 1,999 | ||
| Cynthia Hadjiyannis (Nonpartisan) | 12.4 | 1,437 | ||
| Rafael Torres (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 1,352 | ||
| Lenny Lambert (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 388 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 11,589 | |||
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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. Incumbent Michael Yun defeated Moriah Kinberg, Carmen Vega, and Rafael Torres in the general election for the Ward D city council seat.[1]
| Jersey City Council, Ward D General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michael Yun Incumbent |
57.94% | 2,765 |
| Moriah Kinberg | 29.95% | 1,429 |
| Carmen Vega | 9.20% | 439 |
| Rafael Torres | 2.85% | 136 |
| Write-in votes | 0.06% | 3 |
| Total Votes | 4,772 | |
| Source: Hudson County Clerk, "General Election 2017 Election Results," November 14, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Rafael Torres did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "Email correspondance with Irene McNulty, Jersey City Deputy City Clerk," September 13, 2017
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