2006 Newark mayoral election

none January 2025 July 2024 2006 Newark mayoral election Presidential New Jersey File:Flag of Newark, New Jersey.png no 2002 Newark mayoral election 2002 2010 Newark mayoral election 2010 May 9, 2006 150x150px Cory Booker portrait (cropped).jpg Cory Booker Nonpartisan candidate 32,134 72.15% File:3x4.svg Ronald Rice Nonpartisan candidate 10,337 23.21% Mayor Sharpe James Democratic Party (United States) Cory Booker Democratic Party (United States) The 2006 election for Mayor of Newark took place in Newark, the most populous city in the state of New Jersey, on May 9, 2006. Newark is organized under the Faulkner Act. Elections for all seats on the nine member Municipal Council of Newark were held the same day.https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2006/05/10/nyregion/20060510_NEWARK_GRAPHIC.html?action=click&contentCollection=N.Y.%2520%252F%2520Region&module=RelatedCoverage&pgtype=article&region=Marginalia Results in Newark Municipal Races The New York Times A runoff election, if necessary, would have taken place. Elections in the city are non-partisan and candidates are not listed by political party. Incumbent Sharpe James did not run. Ronald L. Rice, State Senator since 1986 for 28th Legislative District, and Municipal Council member Cory Booker were the main candidates in the field of four.https://www.nj.com/ledgerarchives/2008/01/booker_wins_big.html Cory Booker wins mayoral election in Newark January 19, 2008 Booker won with 72% of the vote, thus precluding run-off. Rice, the runner-up, received 23%.Elects Cory Booker to Be New Mayor: Newark Elects Cory Booker First New Mayor in Two Decades in Landslide VictoryApril 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes , ABC News, May 9, 2006.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/09/nyregion/09cnd-newark.html Booker Is Elected Newark Mayor in a Landslide Damien Cave The New York Times May 9, 2006https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/10/nyregion/10newark.html On 2nd Try, Booker Glides In as Newark Mayor Damien Cave The New York Times May 10, 2006https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5446231 Cory Booker Wins Newark's 'Street Fight' NPR.org Candidates On March 27, 2006, James announced that he would not seek a sixth term, preferring to focus on his seat in the New Jersey Senate. Sharpe Drops Out: James cites only his position against holding dual offices https://web.archive.org/web/20130909190012/http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1143527994110080.xml&coll=1 September 9, 2013 NJ.com / Star-Ledger, March 28, 2006. On March 6, 2006, Rice, who had run for mayor in 1998, entered the mayoral race again, noting "that Mayor James had encouraged him to run but noted that if the mayor decided to join the race, his candidacy could change."New York Times Metro Briefing - NEWARK: DEPUTY MAYOR ENTERS THE RACE The New York Times, March 6, 2006 Booker had become municipal council member in 1998.https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/10/nyregion/a-newcomer-is-the-winner-in-newark-s-runoff-election.html A Newcomer Is the Winner In Newark's Runoff Election Ronald Smothers The New York Times June 10, 1998 He ran and lost in the 2002 mayoral election, his campaign for which is the subject of the 2005 documentary Street Fight. Booker was re-elected in the 2010 election. After winning the October 16, 2013 special election for U.S. senatorhttps://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-what-cory-booker-accomplished.html But What Did Cory Booker Actually Accomplish in Newark? www.governing.com November 19, 2013 Booker resigned as mayor; on October 31 of that year, he was sworn in as the junior U.S. senator from New Jersey. Lee Eunace See Cory Booker's resignation letter as he bids farewell to Newark City Hall, goes to Washington The Star-Ledger nj.com October 30, 2013 http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2013/10/cory_booker_bids_farewell_to_newark_city_hall_flies_to_washington.html October 31, 2013 In 2020, Booker went on to run for president, ultimately losing the race for the Democratic nomination to Joe Biden. 2006 Newark mayoral election Cory Booker Nonpartisan candidate 32,134 72.15% Ronald Rice Nonpartisan candidate 10,337 23.21% David Blount Nonpartisan candidate 1,831 4.11% Nancy Rosenstock Nonpartisan candidate 238 0.53% 44,540 100.00% References External links The 2002 and 2006 Mayoral Elections Jonathan L. Wharton Jonathan L. Wharton October 20, 2013 Palgrave Macmillan US 37–62 10.1057/9781137277725_3 A Post-Racial Change is Gonna Come 978-1-349-44733-6 Gillespie Andra The New Black Politician: Cory Booker, Newark, and Post-Racial America NYU Press 2013 https://books.google.com/books?id=7fMTCgAAQBAJ&q=The+New+Black+Politician:+Cory+Booker,+Newark,+and+Post-Racial+America 9780814732458 Category:Cory Booker 2006 Category:2006 United States mayoral elections Newark Category:2000s in Newark, New Jersey