1970 Newark mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1970 Newark mayoral election Presidential New Jersey no 1966 Newark mayoral election 1966 1974 Newark mayoral election 1974 June 16, 1970 Mayor Ken Gibson.jpg Kenneth A. Gibson Nonpartisan candidate 54,892 55.88% 150x150px Hugh Addonizio Nonpartisan candidate 43,339 44.12% Mayor Hugh Addonizio Democratic Party (United States) Kenneth A. Gibson Democratic Party (United States) The 1970 Newark mayoral election was held on June 16, 1970. Incumbent mayor Hugh Addonizio ran for a third term in office but was defeated by civil engineer Kenneth A. Gibson. Gibson became the first black man elected mayor of a major city in the Northeastern United States or Eastern Seaboard.New York Times Wire Services Newark Elects Kenneth Gibson, Negro, Mayor https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F05SAAAAIBAJ&dq=kenneth-gibson&pg=5245%2C5035573 St. Petersburg Times 1970-06-17 2013-09-27https://www.nytimes.com/1970/06/17/archives/gibson-defeats-addonizio-in-newark-mayoral-race-voter-turnout-a.html Gibson Defeats Addonizio in Newark Mayoral Race; Voter Turnout A Record 2021-08-12 1970-06-17 1 Sullivan Ronald Gibson finished first in a primary election on May 12 but did not receive a majority of the vote. He defeated Addonizio in the run-off with 55.88% of the vote and record turnout. Gibson would remain in office until 1986; he ran two unsuccessful campaigns for Governor of New Jersey in 1981 and 1985. Background Race By 1970, Newark was one of the United States' first majority-black cities. However, city government, the police department, and political representation at the state and federal level were still overwhelmingly white, possibly due in part to the black population skewing below the voting age.Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, Bantam Books, New York, 1968, pg. 57 1967 riots 1967 Newark riots In the summer of 1967, Newark was the site of race riots, one of 159 throughout the country that summer. Beginning with the arrest, beating, and jailing of a black taxicab driver by two white police officers,Racial Violence Erupts in Newark. New York Times. July 13, 1967. page 1 the city descended into violent chaos for six days. From July 12 to 17, violence in the city left a total of 16 civilian bystanders, 8 criminal suspects, a police officer, and a firefighter dead; 353 civilians, 214 suspects, 67 police officers, 55 firefighters, and 38 military personnel injured; and 689 civilians and 811 suspects arrested. Property damage is estimated to have exceeded $10 million ($US-GDP 10000000 1924 c in US-GDP).https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/new-jersey/newark-nj-race-riots/ Rare Footage In The 1960s Shows New Jersey In A Completely Different Way OnlyInYourState Addonizio corruption investigation In December 1969, stemming from federal investigations into the cause and handling of the riots, Mayor Addonizio and nine current or former municipal officials were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of extortion and tax evasion. Five other persons were also indicted, including reputed mafioso Anthony Boiardo.Grutzner, Charles. "U.S. INDICTS MAYOR OF NEWARK, 9 PRESENT OR FORMER OFFICIALS ON $253,000 EXTORTION CHARGES; ADDONIZIO ON BAIL Evasion of Tax Also Charged -- Boiardo Among Accused Mayor Addonizio Is Indicted on Extortion Charge", The New York Times, December 18, 1969. Accessed November 13, 2016. "Mayor Hugh J. Addonizio and nine present or former officials of the municipal administration in Newark were indicted yesterday by a Federal grand jury with five other persons, among whom was Anthony (Tony Boy) Boiardo, a reputed member of the Mafia." Primary election Candidates Hugh Addonizio, incumbent Mayor since 1962 John P. Caufield, former Newark Fire Director (1962–70) Kenneth A. Gibson, civil engineer and candidate for mayor in 1966 Anthony Imperiale, City Councilman and vigilante leader during 1967 riots Alexander Matturri, State Senator George C. Richardson, former State Assemblyman Harry Wheeler Endorsements Alexander Matturri Individuals Leo P. Carlin, former Mayor (1953–62) and candidate for Mayor in 1962 and 1966Waggoner Walter H. Blacks in Newark Seeking a Winner; Unity Behind a Vote-Getter Urged in Mayoral Race New York Times 15 March 1970 Results 1970 Newark mayoral election Kenneth A. Gibson Nonpartisan candidate 37,666 42.72% Hugh Addonizio (incumbent) Nonpartisan candidate 17,925 20.33% Anthony Imperiale Nonpartisan candidate 13,904 15.77% John P. Caufield Nonpartisan candidate 11,752 13.33% Alexander Matturri Nonpartisan candidate 4,752 5.39% George C. Richardson Nonpartisan candidate 2,024 2.30% Harry Wheeler Nonpartisan candidate 140 0.16% 88,173 100.00% Runoff Endorsements Kenneth Gibson Individuals John P. Caufield, former Newark Fire Director and candidate in primary133 Black American Writers Volume 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=3vquCwAAQBAJ&q=john+%22caufield%22+newark+mayor+1970&pg=PA133 Baraka, Amiri 22 December 2015 9781349814336 Amiri Baraka March 15, 2019https://www.nytimes.com/1970/06/18/archives/key-figure-in-newark.html Key Figure in Newark Lawrence Van Gelder June 18, 1970 The New York Times March 15, 2019 Results 1970 Newark mayoral runoff Kenneth A. Gibson Nonpartisan candidate 54,892 55.88% Hugh Addonizio (incumbent) Nonpartisan candidate 43,339 44.12% 98,231 100.00% Aftermath Addonizio Hugh Addonizio Addonizio was convicted of conspiracy and 63 counts of extortion in July and sentenced to ten years in federal prison in September.Brady, Thomas F. "Addonizio and 4 Convicted Of Extortion by U.S. Jury", The New York Times, July 23, 1970. Accessed November 13, 2016. "Hugh J. Addonizio, former Mayor of Newark, and four other defendants were found guilty by federal jury tonight on 64 counts each, one of conspiracy and 63 of extortion."Sullivan, Ronald. "Addonizio Given a 10-Year Term", The New York Times, September 23, 1970. Accessed November 13, 2016. "Former Mayor Hugh J. Addonizio of Newark was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $25,000 in Federal Court here today for conspiracy and extortion. Convicted of sharing in the proceeds of extorted kickbacks totaling $1.5 million from contractors on city water and sewer lines, Addonizio stood impassively with his head bowed as Judge George H. Barlow declared that his crimes were of 'monumental proportion' that 'tore at the very heart of our civilized society and our form of representative government.'"Barbanel, Josh. "HUGH J. ADDONIZIO, 67, EX-MAYOR OF NEWARK JAILED 5 YEARS, DEAD", The New York Times, February 2, 1981. Accessed April 7, 2015. "Hugh J. Addonizio, a former Congressman and two-term Mayor of Newark who was sentenced to 10 years in Federal prison and fined $25,000 for conspiracy and extortion died early this morning at Riverview Hospital in Red Bank, N.J." Caufield John P. Caufield John Caufield was elected to the New Jersey Senate as a Democrat in 1978 and served until his death in 1986. Gibson Kenneth A. Gibson Gibson went on to serve four terms as mayor until he was defeated for re-election by Sharpe James in 1986. While mayor, he ran twice for Governor of New Jersey in 1981 and 1985, but failed to win the Democratic nomination. He returned to politics in 1998, when he narrowly lost a race for Essex County Executive to Republican James Treffinger. In 2002, he pleaded guilty to tax evasion. Imperiale Anthony Imperiale Imperiale represented the East Ward as an independent member of the state legislature from 1972 to 1978. He challenged Gibson unsuccessfully in the 1974 mayoral election. He served one more term in the Assembly as a Republican from 1980 to 1982 but left office to run for governor in the 1981 election. He finished sixth in the Republican primary. References Category:June 1970 in the United States 1970 Newark Newark