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2006 Newark mayoral election

← 2002 May 9, 2006 2010 →
 
Candidate Cory Booker Ronald Rice
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 32,134 10,337
Percentage 72.15% 23.21%

Mayor before election

Sharpe James
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Cory Booker
Democratic

The 2006 election for Mayor of Newark took place in Newark, the most populous city in the state of New Jersey, on May 9, 2006. Newark is organized under the Faulkner Act. Elections for all seats on the nine member Municipal Council of Newark were held the same day.[1] A runoff election, if necessary, would have taken place. Elections in the city are non-partisan and candidates are not listed by political party.

Incumbent Sharpe James did not run. Ronald L. Rice, State Senator since 1986 for 28th Legislative District, and Municipal Council member Cory Booker were the main candidates in the field of four.[2] Booker won with 72% of the vote, thus precluding run-off. Rice, the runner-up, received 23%.[3][4][5][6]

Candidates

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On March 27, 2006, James announced that he would not seek a sixth term, preferring to focus on his seat in the New Jersey Senate.[7]

On March 6, 2006, Rice, who had run for mayor in 1998, entered the mayoral race again, noting "that Mayor James had encouraged him to run but noted that if the mayor decided to join the race, his candidacy could change."[8]

Booker had become municipal council member in 1998.[9] He ran and lost in the 2002 mayoral election, his campaign for which is the subject of the 2005 documentary Street Fight. Booker was re-elected in the 2010 election. After winning the October 16, 2013 special election for U.S. senator[10] Booker resigned as mayor; on October 31 of that year, he was sworn in as the junior U.S. senator from New Jersey.[11] In 2020, Booker went on to run for president, ultimately losing the race for the Democratic nominationtoJoe Biden.

2006 Newark mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Cory Booker 32,134 72.15%
Nonpartisan Ronald Rice 10,337 23.21%
Nonpartisan David Blount 1,831 4.11%
Nonpartisan Nancy Rosenstock 238 0.53%
Total votes 44,540 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ "Results in Newark Municipal Races". The New York Times.
  • ^ "Cory Booker wins mayoral election in Newark". January 19, 2008.
  • ^ Elects Cory Booker to Be New Mayor: Newark Elects Cory Booker First New Mayor in Two Decades in Landslide Victory[permanent dead link], ABC News, May 9, 2006.
  • ^ Cave, Damien (May 9, 2006). "Booker Is Elected Newark Mayor in a Landslide". The New York Times.
  • ^ Cave, Damien (May 10, 2006). "On 2nd Try, Booker Glides In as Newark Mayor". The New York Times.
  • ^ "Cory Booker Wins Newark's 'Street Fight'". NPR.org.
  • ^ Sharpe Drops Out: James cites only his position against holding dual offices Archived September 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine NJ.com / Star-Ledger, March 28, 2006.
  • ^ New York Times Metro Briefing - NEWARK: DEPUTY MAYOR ENTERS THE RACE The New York Times, March 6, 2006
  • ^ Smothers, Ronald (June 10, 1998). "A Newcomer Is the Winner In Newark's Runoff Election". The New York Times.
  • ^ "But What Did Cory Booker Actually Accomplish in Newark?". www.governing.com. November 19, 2013.
  • ^ Lee, Eunace (October 30, 2013). "See Cory Booker's resignation letter as he bids farewell to Newark City Hall, goes to Washington". The Star-Ledger. nj.com. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
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