2025 Atlantic City mayoral election

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2025 Atlantic City mayoral election
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  2021 November 4, 20252029 

Mayor before election

Marty Small Sr.
Democratic

Elected Mayor

TBD

The 2025 Atlantic City mayoral election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent mayor, Marty Small Sr., is running for a second full term as mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey. [1] The election will run alongside the statewide 2025 gubernatorial election.

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Background

Marty Small Sr. was appointed mayor in 2019 after the resignation of Frank Gilliam. He later won a special election in 2020 for the remainder of the term. [2] Small won his first general election by 54.2% against Republican Tom Forkin, as well as other third party candidates. Marty Small Sr. announced his re-election campaign, in October 2023.

Candidates

Democratic primary

Declared

Eliminated in primary

Republican primary

Declared

  • Naeem Ahmed Khan; businessman, owner of Garden State Fuels [4]


References

  1. "Atlantic City Mayor Small Burnishes Statewide Support at Reelection Fundraiser - Insider NJ".
  2. "Marty Small declares victory in Atlantic City mayoral race". AP News. July 8, 2020.
  3. O'Connor, Devin (January 22, 2025). "Former Atlantic City Casino Union Leader Running For Mayor". Casino.org. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  4. Wildstein, David (June 10, 2025). "Small wins Atlantic City mayoral primary despite indictment". newjerseyglobe.com. Retrieved July 10, 2025.