Newark Election 2026: See List Of Candidates For Mayor, City Council

NEWARK, NJ — More than three dozen candidates are running in Newark’s upcoming municipal election.

Newark’s nonpartisan municipal election on May 12 will include races for mayor and several seats on the city council. Candidates don’t declare political parties in nonpartisan elections.

The last day to register to vote in the election is April 21. Learn more about voting in New Jersey here.

MAYOR RACE

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka will face a re-election challenge from seven candidates.

According to the Essex County Clerk’s Office, the list includes: Debra Salters, Douglas Davis, Jhamar Youngblood, Noble Milton, Tanisha Garner, Nasheedah Singleton, and Sheila Montague.

AT-LARGE COUNCIL RACE

Four at-large city council seats are up for grabs on May 12.

A total of 19 candidates are running for at-large seats on the council, including three incumbents: Louise Scott-Rountree, Luis Quintana, and C. Lawrence Crump.

Longtime city councilman Carlos Gonzalez announced that he is not pursuing re-election last month.

The list of challengers includes: Joanette Hinnant, Donna Jackson, Nadirah Brown, Pablo Olivera, Malik Cooper, Yusuf Shabazz, Lamont Vaughn, Rasheen Peppers, Altarik White, Alonzo Herran Jr., Christina Cherry, Maria Lebron, Lynda Lloyd, Khalil Kettles, Josephine Garcia, and Edden Rivera.

COUNCIL WARD RACES

Meanwhile, 15 candidates will duke it out for council seats in their respective wards.

Michael Silva is running unopposed in the East Ward. The list of other candidates includes:

• Central Ward: Amina Bey (incumbent), Gayle Chaneyfield-Jenkins
• North Ward: Anibal Ramos Jr. (incumbent), Marcos Sanchez
• South Ward: Patrick Council (incumbent), Asia Norton, Donald Jackson, Willie Jetti, Lonnie Baker, Abdush Ahmad, Trenton Jones
• West Ward: Dupre Kelly (incumbent), Malcolm X. Outlaw, Jimmy McCoy, Muta El-Amin

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