2025 Jersey City mayoral election

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2025 Jersey City mayoral election
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Candidate James Solomon Jim McGreevey
First round18,838
29.19%		16,219
25.13%
Runoff 23,956
68.16%		11,192
31.84%
  3x4.svg Mussab Ali (cropped 3x4).jpg
CandidateBill O'Dea Mussab Ali
First round13,844
21.45%		11,877
18.40%
Runoff EliminatedEliminated
Mayor before election

Steven Fulop
Democratic

Elected Mayor

James Solomon
Democratic

The 2025 Jersey City mayoral election was held on November 4, 2025. A runoff was held on December 2, 2025, between the top two candidates, as none achieved a majority of the vote in the general election. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Steven Fulop was eligible to seek re-election to a fourth four-year term, but announced he would instead run for governor. [1]

Contents

Incumbent city councillor James Solomon was elected in a December 2 runoff, defeating former state governor Jim McGreevey.

Candidates

Advanced to the runoff

Eliminated in the first round

Declined

General election

Endorsements

Mussab Ali
Executive branch officials
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
Local officials
Organizations
Jim McGreevey
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
County officials
Local officials
Party officials
Individuals
Political parties
Labor unions
Organizations
Bill O’Dea
Local officials
Labor unions
James Solomon
Local officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Joyce Watterman
Organizations
Declined to endorse
Local officials

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Mussab
Ali		Jim
McGreevey		Bill
O'Dea		James
Solomon		Joyce
Watterman		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [63] [A] October 23, 2025494 (LV)± 4.4%10%22%16%24%–4%24%
Swayable [64] [B] October, 2025397 (LV)± 5.1%17%29%10%8%–7%25%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D) [65] [C] August 6–9, 2025401 (LV)± 4.9%3%30%18%15%7%–27%
Impact Research (D) [66] [A] July 24–27, 2025500 (LV)± 4.4%5%27%11%26%6%3%22%
Opiniones Latinas/
McLaughlin & Associates [67] [D] 		June 18–24, 2025600 (LV)–5%38%12%18%5%–23%
Impact Research (D) [66] [A] August 16–20, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%6%28%8%16%4%3%36%

Results

2025 Jersey City mayoral general election [68]
CandidateVotes%
James Solomon 18,83829.19%
Jim McGreevey 16,21925.13%
Bill O’Dea13,84421.45%
Mussab Ali 11,87718.40%
Joyce Watterman2,4913.86%
Christina Freeman9551.48%
Kalki Jayne-Rose1620.25%
Write-in 1540.24%
Total votes64,540 100.00

Runoff

Endorsements

Jim McGreevey
2025 mayoral candidates
  • Joyce Watterman, president of the Jersey City Council (2023–present) from the at-large district (2013–present) [69]
Local officials
  • Daniel Rivera, at-large Jersey City councilor (2013–present) (previously endorsed O'Dea) [70]
James Solomon
2025 mayoral candidates
U.S. senators
State legislators
Local officials
Labor unions
Declined to endorse
State legislators
Local officials
Political parties

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Jim
McGreevey		James
Solomon		Undecided
Impact Research (D) [83] [A] November 6–10, 2025500 (LV)± 4.4%29%58%13%
Impact Research (D) [83] [A] July 24–27, 2025500 (LV)± 4.4%38%46%16%

Results

2025 Jersey City mayoral runoff [84]
CandidateVotes%
James Solomon 23,95668.16%
Jim McGreevey 11,19231.84%
Total votes35,148 100.00

Notes

  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

Partisan clients

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 This poll was sponsored by Solomon's campaign
  2. ↑ This poll was sponsored by Ali’s campaign
  3. ↑ This poll was sponsored by O'Dea's campaign
  4. ↑ This poll was sponsored by McGreevey's campaign

References

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