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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]
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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]
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Walker, a former basketball star, was elected to the board of county commissioners in 2017, after first entering the political scene as a longshot Jersey City mayoral candidate in 2013. He had been exploring another campaign for mayor in 2025, a campaign that might still go forward if his congressional bid isn't successful.