Rolando R. Lavarro Jr.
Rolando Lavarro is running for election for an at-large seat of the Jersey City Council in New Jersey. He is on the ballot in the general runoff election on December 2, 2025. He advanced from the general election on November 4, 2025.
Lavarro was an at-large member of the Jersey City Council in New Jersey. He assumed office in 2011. He left office on December 31, 2021.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Jersey City, New Jersey (2025)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Jersey City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates are running in the general runoff election for Jersey City Council At-large on December 2, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Daniel Rivera (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Meredith Burns (Nonpartisan)  | |
| Michael Griffin (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Rolando Lavarro (Nonpartisan) | |
| Tina Nalls (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Mamta Singh (Nonpartisan) | ||
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General election
General election for Jersey City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Jersey City Council At-large on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rolando Lavarro (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 17,264 |
| ✔ | Michael Griffin (Nonpartisan) | 10.6 | 16,188 | |
| ✔ | Mamta Singh (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 15,881 | |
| ✔ | Tina Nalls (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 11,515 | |
| ✔ | | Daniel Rivera (Nonpartisan) | 7.4 | 11,381 |
| ✔ | | Meredith Burns (Nonpartisan) | 7.4 | 11,280 |
 | Kristen Zadroga-Hart (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 10,938 | |
| Israel Nieves (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 10,597 | ||
| Jennise Sarmiento (Nonpartisan) | 6.6 | 10,098 | ||
| Saundra Robinson Green (Nonpartisan) | 6.3 | 9,651 | ||
 | Fernando Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 6.2 | 9,457 | |
| Ira Guilford (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 9,093 | ||
 | Tami Weaver-Henry (Nonpartisan) | 2.6 | 3,983 | |
 | Floyd Jeter (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 3,506 | |
| Kenny Reyes (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 2,566 | ||
| Total votes: 153,398 | |||
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2021
See also: City elections in Jersey City, New Jersey (2021)
General election
General election for Jersey City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Jersey City Council At-large on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joyce Watterman (Nonpartisan) | 20.4 | 19,666 |
| ✔ | | Daniel Rivera (Nonpartisan) | 19.6 | 18,884 |
| ✔ |  | Amy DeGise (Nonpartisan) | 19.0 | 18,386 |
 | Chris Gadsden (Nonpartisan) | 12.2 | 11,760 | |
| June Jones (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 10,043 | ||
| Rolando Lavarro (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 9,306 | |
 | Elvin Dominici (Nonpartisan) | 8.6 | 8,271 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 211 | ||
| Total votes: 96,527 | |||
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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. The following candidates ran in the general election for the three at-large city council seats.[1]
| Jersey City Council, At-Large General Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rolando R. Lavarro Jr. Incumbent |
24.69% | 20,470 |
| Joyce Watterman Incumbent |
23.28% | 19,303 |
| Daniel Rivera Incumbent |
22.91% | 18,989 |
| Sean Connors | 7.17% | 5,943 |
| Esmeralda Trinidad | 6.76% | 5,607 |
| Esther Winter | 6.64% | 5,505 |
| Michael Winds | 6.18% | 5,123 |
| Brian Lane | 2.29% | 1,897 |
| Write-in votes | 0.08% | 64 |
| Total Votes | 82,901 | |
| Source: Hudson County Clerk, "General Election 2017 Election Results," November 14, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
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2021
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Noteworthy events
On March 27, 2020, Rolando Lavarro announced he tested positive for coronavirus.[2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "Email correspondance with Irene McNulty, Jersey City Deputy City Clerk," September 13, 2017
- ↑ The Jersey Journal, "Jersey City councilman tests positive for coronavirus; another in ICU with symptoms," March 27, 2020
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