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Newark mayoral election, 2006
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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]

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Newark, New Jersey

Newark, New Jersey

Newark is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and one of the largest municipalities within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 311,549, an increase of 34,409 (+12.4%) from the 2010 census count of 277,140, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,594 (+1.3%) from the 273,546 counted at the 2000 census. The Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 307,220 for 2021, making it the nation's 66th-most populous municipality.

List of municipalities in New Jersey

List of municipalities in New Jersey

New Jersey is a state located in the Northeastern United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, New Jersey is the 11th most populous state with 9,288,994 inhabitants but the 5th smallest by land area spanning 7,354.76 square miles (19,048.7 km2). As of 2022, New Jersey is divided into 21 counties and contains 564 municipalities consisting of five types: 253 boroughs, 52 cities, 15 towns, 241 townships, and 3 villages. The largest municipality by population in New Jersey is Newark with 311,549 residents whereas the smallest is Walpack Township with 7 residents.

Faulkner Act

Faulkner Act

The Optional Municipal Charter Law or Faulkner Act provides New Jersey municipalities with a variety of models of local government. This legislation is called the Faulkner Act in honor of the late Bayard H. Faulkner, former mayor of Montclair, New Jersey and chairman of the Commission on Municipal Government.

Municipal Council of Newark

Municipal Council of Newark

The Municipal Council is the legislative branch of government for Newark, New Jersey.

Sharpe James

Sharpe James

Sharpe James is an American Democratic politician from New Jersey, who served as State Senator for the 29th Legislative District and was 37th Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. James was the second African American Mayor of Newark and served five four-year terms before declining to run for re-election. He is a subject of the movie Street Fight which depicts the controversial methods Sharpe used to undermine the campaign of Cory Booker, who challenged the incumbent mayor in 2002. From June 1999 until July 2006, James simultaneously served as Mayor of Newark and New Jersey State Senator. He declined to run for re-election to the State Senate in 2007; his term as Senator expired in January 2008. On April 16, 2008, James was convicted of five counts of fraud by a federal jury and was subsequently sentenced to 27 months in prison.

New Jersey Senate

New Jersey Senate

The New Jersey Senate is the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. There are 40 legislative districts, representing districts with an average population of 232,225. Each district has one senator and two members of the New Jersey General Assembly, the lower house of the legislature. Prior to the election in which they are chosen, senators must be a minimum of 30 years old and a resident of the state for four years to be eligible to serve in office.

Cory Booker

Cory Booker

Cory Anthony Booker is an American politician and attorney who has served as the junior United States senator from New Jersey since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Booker is the first African-American U.S. senator from New Jersey. He was the 38th mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013, and served on the Municipal Council of Newark for the Central Ward from 1998 to 2002.

Candidates

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 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 run 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 nomination to Joe 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%

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New Jersey Senate

New Jersey Senate

The New Jersey Senate is the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. There are 40 legislative districts, representing districts with an average population of 232,225. Each district has one senator and two members of the New Jersey General Assembly, the lower house of the legislature. Prior to the election in which they are chosen, senators must be a minimum of 30 years old and a resident of the state for four years to be eligible to serve in office.

2002 Newark mayoral election

2002 Newark mayoral election

The 2002 election for Mayor of Newark took place in Newark, the most populous city in the state of New Jersey, on May 14, 2002. Elections for all seats on the nine member Municipal Council of Newark were held the same day. 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 Mayor and State Senator Sharpe James avoided a runoff and was re-elected to his fifth term in office. He was first Newark mayor to be elected five times.

Street Fight (film)

Street Fight (film)

Street Fight is a 2005 documentary film by Marshall Curry, chronicling the 2002 Newark mayoral election which pitted upstart Cory Booker against the incumbent Sharpe James for Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. Other credits include Rory Kennedy, Liz Garbus, Mary Manhardt, Marisa Karplus, and Adam Etline. Street Fight screened at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival and was later aired on the PBS series P.O.V. on July 5, 2005, and CBC Newsworld in Canada on May 7, 2006. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

2010 Newark mayoral election

2010 Newark mayoral election

The 2010 election for Mayor of Newark took place in Newark, the most populous city in the state of New Jersey, on May 11, 2010. Elections for all seats on the nine member Municipal Council of Newark were held the same day. 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 Mayor Cory Booker avoided a runoff and was re-elected to his second term in office.

Cory Booker 2020 presidential campaign

Cory Booker 2020 presidential campaign

The 2020 presidential campaign of U.S. Senator Cory Booker was announced on February 1, 2019. Booker participated in five Democratic presidential debates, but failed to qualify for the sixth debate. He suspended his campaign on January 13, 2020 and later endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden, who went on to win the Democratic nomination and the general election.

2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries

2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries

Presidential primaries and caucuses were organized by the Democratic Party to select the 3,979 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention held on August 17–20 to determine the party's nominee for president in the 2020 United States presidential election. The elections took place in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, five U.S. territories, and Democrats Abroad, and occurred between February 3 and August 11.

Joe Biden

Joe Biden

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under President Barack Obama and represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009.

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References
  1. ^ "The New York Times > New York Region > Image > Graphic: Results in Newark Municipal Races". archive.nytimes.com.
  2. ^ "Cory Booker wins mayoral election in Newark". 19 January 2008.
  3. ^ Elects Cory Booker to Be New Mayor: Newark Elects Cory Booker First New Mayor in Two Decades in Landslide Victory, ABC News, May 9, 2006.
  4. ^ Cave, Damien (May 9, 2006). "Booker Is Elected Newark Mayor in a Landslide". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Cave, Damien (May 10, 2006). "On 2nd Try, Booker Glides In as Newark Mayor". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Cory Booker Wins Newark's 'Street Fight'". NPR.org.
  7. ^ Sharpe Drops Out: James cites only his position against holding dual offices NJ.com / Star-Ledger, March 28, 2006.
  8. ^ New York Times Metro Briefing - NEWARK: DEPUTY MAYOR ENTERS THE RACE The New York Times, March 6, 2006
  9. ^ Smothers, Ronald (June 10, 1998). "A Newcomer Is the Winner In Newark's Runoff Election". The New York Times.
  10. ^ "But What Did Cory Booker Actually Accomplish in Newark?". www.governing.com. 19 November 2013.
  11. ^ 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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