Newark South Ward Runoff Election Results: Council vs. Norton

This article was updated at 9:14 p.m. on June 9

NEWARK, NJ — A runoff election took place in the city’s South Ward between incumbent Patrick Council and challenger Asia Norton on Tuesday.

Newark voters went to the polls on May 12 to elect a mayor and several city council members. In the South Ward race, Council got about 46 percent of the votes and Norton – the next-highest vote-getter – got about 23 percent. Since neither candidate received a majority, a runoff election was called to decide the winner.

With 100 percent of districts reported, it appears that Council has successfully defended his seat.

Here are the unofficial results, according to the Essex County Clerk’s Office:

• Asia Norton – 1,030 votes (39.27%)
• Patrick Council – 1,593 votes (60.73%)

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