Newark Mayor, Council Races: 2022 Election Day Primer

NEWARK, NJ — Newark voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, May 10 to choose a mayor and several members of the city council. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The last day to register or transfer to vote in the Newark municipal nonpartisan election was April 19. The last day to apply for by mail for a vote-by-mail ballot was May 3.

The Essex County Board of Elections offers more information about voting in Newark and the county here. See where the nearest ballot box and local polling places are located. See sample ballots for Newark here. Learn more about voting in New Jersey here.

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MAYOR RACE

Newark mayor Ras Baraka will face a challenge from Sheila Montague. READ MORE: Newark 2022 Mayor Election: Baraka vs. Montague (What To Know)

Montague is a lifelong resident of Newark, who is a professor at Essex County College and a veteran teacher of 20 years in the Newark Public School system. Learn more about her platform here.

Baraka, another Newark native, was first elected as mayor in 2014. He was re-elected in 2018, when he captured 77 percent of the vote. Learn more about his platform here.

COUNCIL RACES

Newark voters will be asked to cast ballots for at-large and ward council members.

The candidates are:

AT LARGE (Vote For Four) - Incumbent at-large council members C. Lawrence Crump, Carlos Gonzalez and Luis Quintana will be joined by Louise Scott-Rountree. They will run unopposed for four at-large seats.

CENTRAL WARD (Vote for One) - Incumbent councilwoman LaMonica McIver will face a challenge from Shawn McCray in the city's Central Ward.

EAST WARD (Vote for One) - Four candidates are seeking to replace Augusto Amador in the city's East Ward, who is not running for re-election: Anthony Campos, Jonathan Seabra, Michael Silva and Louis Weber.

NORTH WARD (Vote for One) - North Ward council member Anibal Ramos Jr. is running unopposed for re-election.

SOUTH WARD (Vote for One) - There is a crowded field in the city's South Ward, where six candidates are vying to replace John Sharpe James, who is not running for re-election. The candidates are: Terrance Bankston, Christina Cherry, Patrick Council, Douglas Freeman, Trenton Jones and Cynthia Truitt-Rease.

WEST WARD (Vote for One) - In the city's West Ward, there are six candidates seeking to replace Joseph McCallum, who is not running for re-election. McCallum pleaded guilty in connection with a bribery and kickback scheme in March. The candidates are: Lyndon Brown, Oscar James II, Lavita Johnson, Dupre Kelly, Michelle Lyn Middleton, and Chigozie Onyema.

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