Daniel Rivera
Daniel Rivera was an at-large member of the Jersey City Council in New Jersey. He assumed office in 2013. He left office on December 31, 2025.
Rivera ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Jersey City Council 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 At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general runoff election for Jersey City Council At-large on December 2, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rolando Lavarro (Nonpartisan) | 24.1 | 19,578 |
| ✔ | Michael Griffin (Nonpartisan) | 23.3 | 18,944 | |
| ✔ | Mamta Singh (Nonpartisan) | 21.9 | 17,787 | |
 | Daniel Rivera (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 9,493 | |
 | Meredith Burns (Nonpartisan)  | 10.9 | 8,842 | |
| Tina Nalls (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 6,712 | ||
| Total votes: 81,356 | |||
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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) | 11.2 | 17,264 |
| ✔ | Michael Griffin (Nonpartisan) | 10.5 | 16,188 | |
| ✔ | Mamta Singh (Nonpartisan) | 10.3 | 15,881 | |
| ✔ | Tina Nalls (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 11,515 | |
| ✔ | | Daniel Rivera (Nonpartisan) | 7.4 | 11,381 |
| ✔ | | Meredith Burns (Nonpartisan) | 7.3 | 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) | 6.1 | 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 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 378 | ||
| Total votes: 153,776 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rivera in this election.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Daniel Rivera did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Daniel Rivera 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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