Rich Boggiano
Rich Boggiano was a member of the Jersey City Council in New Jersey, representing Ward C. He assumed office in 2013. He left office on December 31, 2025.
Boggiano ran for re-election to the Jersey City Council to represent Ward C in New Jersey. He lost 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 Ward C
Tom Zuppa defeated incumbent Rich Boggiano in the general runoff election for Jersey City Council Ward C on December 2, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tom Zuppa (Nonpartisan) | 66.2 | 3,696 |
 | Rich Boggiano (Nonpartisan) | 33.8 | 1,891 | |
| Total votes: 5,587 | |||
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General election
General election for Jersey City Council Ward C
Incumbent Rich Boggiano and Tom Zuppa advanced to a runoff. They defeated Shahab Khan and Dawn Giambalvo in the general election for Jersey City Council Ward C on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rich Boggiano (Nonpartisan) | 26.6 | 2,251 |
| ✔ | | Tom Zuppa (Nonpartisan) | 26.0 | 2,200 |
| Shahab Khan (Nonpartisan) | 25.0 | 2,108 | ||
 | Dawn Giambalvo (Nonpartisan) | 22.0 | 1,859 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 29 | ||
| Total votes: 8,447 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Boggiano in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Jersey City, New Jersey (2021)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Jersey City Council Ward C
Incumbent Rich Boggiano defeated Kevin Bing in the general runoff election for Jersey City Council Ward C on December 7, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rich Boggiano (Nonpartisan) | 58.5 | 1,897 |
 | Kevin Bing (Nonpartisan) | 41.5 | 1,347 | |
| Total votes: 3,244 | |||
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General election
General election for Jersey City Council Ward C
Incumbent Rich Boggiano and Kevin Bing advanced to a runoff. They defeated Tom Zuppa in the general election for Jersey City Council Ward C on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rich Boggiano (Nonpartisan) | 43.8 | 2,175 |
| ✔ | | Kevin Bing (Nonpartisan) | 29.7 | 1,473 |
| Tom Zuppa (Nonpartisan) | 26.4 | 1,309 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 4,966 | |||
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2017
Jersey City, New Jersey, held a runoff election on December 5, 2017 for any race where no candidate earns a majority of the votes cast in the general election on November 7, 2017. Incumbent Rich Boggiano defeated John Hanussak in the runoff election for the Ward C city council seat.
| Jersey City Council, Ward C Runoff Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rich Boggiano Incumbent |
60.20% | 1,688 |
| John Hanussak | 39.80% | 1,116 |
| Total Votes | 2,804 | |
| Source: Hudson County Clerk, "Runoff Election Results," December 12, 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 Rich Boggiano and John Hanussak defeated Rekha Nandwani and Janet Chevres in the general election for the Ward C city council seat.[1]
| Jersey City Council, Ward C General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Rich Boggiano Incumbent |
42.76% | 1,807 |
| John Hanussak |
27.59% | 1,166 |
| Rekha Nandwani | 22.95% | 970 |
| Janet Chevres | 6.63% | 280 |
| Write-in votes | 0.07% | 3 |
| Total Votes | 4,226 | |
| Source: Hudson County Clerk, "General Election 2017 Election Results," November 14, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Rich Boggiano did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Rich Boggiano did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 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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