1993 Jersey City mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1993 Jersey City mayoral election Presidential New Jersey 1992 Jersey City special mayoral election 1992 (special) 1997 Jersey City mayoral election 1997 May 11, 1993 125px Bret Schundler Nonpartisan politician 28,989 68.4% 125px Louis Manzo Nonpartisan politician 12,309 29.1% Mayor Bret Schundler Nonpartisan politician Bret Schundler Nonpartisan politician The 1993 Jersey City mayoral election was held on May 11, 1993. Incumbent mayor Bret Schundler, who won a special election in November 1992 to complete the unexpired term of Gerald McCann, was elected to a full term in office over Louis Manzo. Background Mayor Gerald McCann was convicted on fifteen counts of extortion, mail fraud, bank fraud, tax evasion, making false statements to the IRS, and failure to file taxes in connection with a savings and loan association scheme and removed from office on February 7, 1993 and barred from seeking re-election.1992-10-20 19, Count 'Em, 19 Candidates Run for Mayor in Jersey City (Published 1992) subscription https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/20/nyregion/19-count-em-19-candidates-run-for-mayor-in-jersey-city.html 2025-09-17 en A special election to complete his term was scheduled for November 1992. Because Jersey City special elections do not require a majority of the vote, Bret Schundler, a conservative Republican, won with under 18 percent of the vote. At the time, Jersey City was notorious for political corruption, and the city government faced a $40 million budget deficit, rising crime, and a failing school system. Young middle-class residents fled the city for the suburbs, leaving the city with an aging population and shrinking property tax base from which to fund services. Candidates Louis Manzo, Hudson County freeholder and candidate for mayor in 1992 (Democratic) Bret Schundler, incumbent mayor since 1992 (Republican) Daniel Waddleton, Jersey City councilor (Democratic) Campaign The Democratic Party sought to unseat Schundler by spending enormous resources into the city.Sullivan Joseph F. Mayor of Jersey City Wins Re-election https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/12/nyregion/mayor-of-jersey-city-wins-re-election.html 21 September 2025 The New York Times May 12, 1993 B4 Their campaign was led by Robert Janiszewski, the Hudson County Executive and the state chair of the Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign, and Manzo made party loyalty the keystone of his campaign message, urging voters to "vote Democratic". Endorsements Louis Manzo U.S. senators Bill Bradley, U.S. senator since 1979 Local officials Robert Janiszewski, Hudson County Executive Party officials Raymond Lesniak, chair of the New Jersey State Democratic Committee Individuals Jesse Jackson, reverend, civil rights activist, and candidate for president in 1984 and 1988 Results Candidate VotesMay 11, 1993 City of Jersey City: Municipal Election - May 11, 1993: Official Election Results https://cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_6189660/File/City%20Hall/City%20Clerk/Municipal%20Election%20Results/Municipal%20Election%20-%2005-11-1993.pdf September 20, 2025 Office of the Hudson County Clerk PercentBret Schundler28,98968.44%Louis Manzo12,30929.06%Daniel Waddleton1,0592.50%Write-in100.02%Votes42,357100.00% Leaving City Hall following his victory, Schundler said that he won because his administration "[had] presented the vision that people have been asking for for a long time, and all the opposition did was try to frighten them and pit people against one another." Aftermath Schundler's victory in an overwhelmingly Democratic city elevated him to the status of a national political celebrity by 1994.1994-02-09 For National G.O.P., a Mayor as a Poster Boy; Schundler, an Unabashed Conservative, Wants to Use Image to Help Jersey City (Published 1994) subscription https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/09/nyregion/for-national-gop-mayor-poster-boy-schundler-unabashed-conservative-wants-use.html 2025-09-17 en Schundler later ran unsuccessfully for governor of New Jersey in 2001 and 2005 before briefly serving as Commissioner of Education in the cabinet of Governor Chris Christie in 2010. References Category:1993 New Jersey elections 1993 Category:1993 United States mayoral elections Category:November 1993 in the United States