Hoboken mayoral election, 2017

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Hoboken mayoral election, 2017
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Turnout 43.2% [1]

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Candidate Ravinder Bhalla Michael DeFusco
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote5,0414,557
Percentage32.75%29.60%
 
CandidateAnthony RomanoJen Giattino
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote2,8042,537
Percentage18.21%16.48%
Mayor before election

Dawn Zimmer
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Ravinder Bhalla

The Hoboken Mayoral Election of 2017 was an election to determine who will hold the office of Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey in the upcoming term of 2018-2022. The election took place on November 7, 2017. Incumbent Mayor Dawn Zimmer announced that she would not run for a third term on June 20, 2017, hoping to pursue climate change issues higher up in the chain of government, and endorsed City Councilman Ravinder Bhalla. [2] On November 7, Bhalla was elected mayor of Hoboken, with 32.75% of the vote, becoming the first Sikh mayor in New Jersey history, [3] and the first turbaned Sikh to be elected mayor in the United States. [4]

Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey head of Hoboken, New Jersey

The Mayor of the City of Hoboken is the head of the executive branch of government of Hoboken, New Jersey, United States. The mayor has the duty to enforce the municipal charter and ordinances; prepare the annual budget; appoint deputy mayors, department heads, and aides; and approve or veto ordinances passed by the City Council. The mayor is popularly elected in a nonpartisan general election. The office is held for a four-year term without term limits.

Dawn Zimmer Politician; current Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey

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Ravinder Bhalla American politician

Ravinder Singh Bhalla, often simply called Ravi Bhalla, is an American civil rights lawyer, politician, and the mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey. Prior to becoming mayor, he served in the city council of Hoboken, New Jersey since 2009. On November 7, 2017, he was elected New Jersey's first Sikh mayor, first municipal politician to spend over $500,000.00 on an election campaign, as well as the first elected mayor in the United States who is a Sikh and wears a turban.

Contents

Candidates

Six candidates in total ran in the election: [5]

Declared

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Results

Hoboken mayoral election, 2017 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Ravi Bhalla5,04132.75
Nonpartisan Michael DeFusco4,55729.60
Nonpartisan Anthony L. Romano2,80418.21
Nonpartisan Jen Giattino2,53716.48
Nonpartisan Karen Nason2371.54
Nonpartisan Ronald Bautista2111.37
Write-in Personal Choice70.05
Total votes15,394100.00

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hudson County General Election 2017, Statement of Vote, November 7, 2017" (PDF). Hudson County Clerk's Office. November 16, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ Heinis, John (June 20, 2017). "Zimmer confirms she won't seek re-election, endorses Bhalla for Hoboken mayor". Hudson County View. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  3. ↑ McDonald, Corey (November 7, 2017). "Ravi Bhalla wins Hoboken election, becomes N.J.'s first Sikh mayor". NJ.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ Otterman, Sharon (2017-11-08). "In a City of Firsts, Hoboken Elects a Sikh as Mayor". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  5. ↑ "Hoboken Mayoral Race 2017: Candidates on Infrastructure + State Politics".
  6. ↑ Heinis, John (August 23, 2017). "Hoboken activist Ronald Bautista files 427 petitions for mayoral run". Hudson County View. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  7. ↑ Tran, Claire (July 19, 2017). "New Jersey's First Sikh Elected Official Looks to 'Uplift' Community in Mayoral Bid". NBC News . Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  8. ↑ Kiefer, Eric (May 22, 2017). "Hoboken's Mike DeFusco Launches Campaign For Mayor (VIDEO)". Patch . Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  9. ↑ Kiefer, Eric (June 28, 2017). "Hoboken Mayor Election: Jen Giattino Officially Throws Hat Into Race". Patch . Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  10. ↑ Strunsky, Steve (September 18, 2017). "Restaurateur lands top spot on Hoboken mayoral ballot". NJ.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  11. ↑ Strunsky, Steve (June 26, 2017). "Freeholder Anthony Romano to run for mayor of Hoboken". NJ.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017.


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