Learn more about each candidate below. NEWARK, NJ Newark mayor Ras Baraka will face a challenge from Sheila Montague as part of the 2022 municipal election. margin-bottom: 4px; Published March 18, 2022 at 3:48 PM. According to his campaign website, Baraka received a bachelor of arts degree in political science and history from Howard University in Washington D.C. and a masters degree in education supervision from St. Peters University in Jersey City. These officers will take responsibility for their respective areas, which increases familiarity with neighbors, business owners, and clergy. Barakas Meet the Mayor page on the city website touts his progressive approach to governing and a forward-thinking agenda that reduced crime to its lowest levels in five decades, addressed affordability while maintaining steady growth, lowered unemployment, and returned local control of schools after more than two decades.. padding:7px 8px 8px; UPDATE: This story was updated to include additional information about the board of elections and updated returns on Wednesday. With 88% of election districts reporting, Baraka led Montague 12,368 votes to 2,547, an 83-17% margin. .votebox { Phil Murphy is term-limited, though such discussions remain only hypothetical. See a list of Democrat and Republican midterm winners. | Five members of Barakas slate, including all four at-large council candidates and North Ward Councilman Anibal Ramos, won unopposed, automatically giving Barakas allies a majority on the council; four other Baraka endorsees drew at least one opponent, with one winning, one losing, and two likely headed to a runoff. 2018 Special Cedar Grove School Board Election. position: relative; color: #888; YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. indicateScroll(); The idea of having officers take ownership of their area affords a feeling of belonging on both sides community and law enforcement. Affordable Housing is swiftly becoming a thing of the past and families are finding themselves with no options, she continued. The City has programs to help families facing foreclosure to remain in their homes and provide low cost or no cost land and financial grants to help people develop homes for themselves., Rent Controls Strengthened Landlords looking to raise rents on rent-controlled buildings must now meet a stricter threshold., Renters Helped to Become Homeowners Several programs enable residents to acquire city-owned property at low cost.. She is a graduate of Kean University with a major in secondary education and a minor in African American studies, and holds a masters degree in educational administration and supervision from Seton Hall University. Elections were non-partisan and candidates were not listed by political party. } font-size: 0.9em; } Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). .results_row td { A truck. } The following top 100 cities saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2022: !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r