2025 Jersey City mayoral election

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2025 Jersey City mayoral election
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 2021November 4, 20252029 
 
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan

Incumbent Mayor

Steven Fulop
Democratic



The 2025 Jersey City mayoral election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Steven Fulop was eligible to seek re-election to a fourth 4 year term, but has announced that he is retiring to run for governor. [1]

Contents

Candidates

Declared

Publicly expressed interest

Declined

Endorsements

Jim McGreevey
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
County officials
Local officials
Party officials
Labor unions
Bill O’Dea
Labor unions

Polling

Hypothetical polling
McGreevey vs. O'Dea vs. Rivera vs. Solomon vs. Walker vs. Watterman vs. Neither
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Jim
McGreevey
Bill
O'Dea
Daniel
Rivera
James
Solomon
Jerry
Walker
Joyce
Watterman
Other
Change Research 409 (RV)32%19%8%16%7%9%34% [b]

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. "I wouldn’t consider any of these candidates" with 34%

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of October 15, 2024
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Mussab Ali (D)$60,040.00$57,419.38$206,056.03
Flash Gordon (D)
Jim McGreevey (D)$100,186.64$247,997.05$1,151,661.51
Bill O’Dea (D)$171,836.35$9,919.91$589,725.66
James Solomon (D)$208,841.67$18,583.30$409,646.72
Joyce Watterman (D)$16,100.00$33,482.06$84,607.37
Source: New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission

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