William O’Dea
William O'Dea (Democratic Party) is a member of the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners in New Jersey, representing District 2. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends in 2027.
O'Dea ran for election for Mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey. He lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Mayoral election in Jersey City, New Jersey (2025)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Mayor of Jersey City
James Solomon defeated Jim McGreevey in the general runoff election for Mayor of Jersey City on December 2, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Solomon (Nonpartisan) | 67.9 | 14,402 |
 | Jim McGreevey (Nonpartisan) | 32.1 | 6,821 | |
| Total votes: 21,223 | |||
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General election
General election for Mayor of Jersey City
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Jersey City on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Solomon (Nonpartisan) | 29.1 | 17,200 |
| ✔ | | Jim McGreevey (Nonpartisan) | 25.4 | 15,042 |
| William O'Dea (Nonpartisan) | 21.6 | 12,750 | ||
 | Mussab Ali (Nonpartisan) | 18.3 | 10,843 | |
 | Joyce Watterman (Nonpartisan) | 3.9 | 2,282 | |
 | Christina Freeman (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 865 | |
| Kalki Jayne-Rose (Nonpartisan) | 0.3 | 151 | ||
| Total votes: 59,133 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for O'Dea in this election.
2023
See also: Municipal elections in Hudson County, New Jersey (2023)
General election
General election for Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 2
Incumbent William O'Dea won election in the general election for Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 2 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William O'Dea (D) | 97.8 | 5,597 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.2 | 126 | ||
| Total votes: 5,723 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 2
Incumbent William O'Dea defeated Adrian Ghainda in the Democratic primary for Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 2 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William O'Dea | 68.5 | 2,951 | |
 | Adrian Ghainda | 31.3 | 1,351 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 4,311 | |||
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Endorsements
O'Dea received the following endorsements.
- U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D)
- U.S. Rep. Robert Menendez Jr. (D)
- Gov. Phil Murphy (D)
- Hudson County, N.J., Democratic Organization
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Hudson County, New Jersey (2020)
General election
General election for Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 2
Incumbent William O'Dea won election in the general election for Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William O'Dea (D) | 99.5 | 18,517 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 96 | ||
| Total votes: 18,613 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 2
Incumbent William O'Dea advanced from the Democratic primary for Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 2 on July 7, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William O'Dea | 99.1 | 6,239 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 54 | ||
| Total votes: 6,293 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2017
General election
Hudson County, New Jersey, held a partisan general election for county clerk and all nine of its board of chosen freeholders on November 7, 2017.
Incumbent William O’Dea (D) ran unopposed in the general election for District 2 of the board of chosen freeholders.
| Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders, District 2 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  William O’Dea Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.92% | 7,223 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.08% | 6 | ||
| Total Votes | 7,229 | |||
| Source: Hudson County Clerk, "General Election 2017 Election Results," November 14, 2017 | ||||
Primary election
Hudson County, New Jersey, held partisan primary elections for county clerk and all nine of its board of chosen freeholders on June 6, 2017. The top vote recipient in each party's primary advanced to the general election.[1] Incumbent William O’Dea ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election for District 2 of the board of chosen freeholders.
| Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders, District 2 Democratic Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| William O’Dea Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.88% | 3,428 |
| Write-in votes | 0.12% | 4 |
| Total Votes | 3,432 | |
| Source: Hudson County Clerk, "2017 June Primary Election Results," June 19, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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William O'Dea did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
William O'Dea did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
William O'Dea did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 2 2021-Present |
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Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 2 -2021 |
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