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Dupré Kelly Is Victor In West Ward Runoff Contest
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Team Baraka Candidate Pat Council Wins South Ward Runoff Contest
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Michael Silva Wins East Ward Council Runoff Election
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What Voters Need to Know For Newark's June 14 Runoff Elections
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Kelly, Onyema Clash In Hard-Fought West Ward Runoff
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Mayor Endorses Silva In Runoff After Team Baraka Candidate Defeated In May ...
By TOM WIEDMANN
June 14, 2022NEWARK, NJ — Dupré “DoItAll” Kelly came out victorious in the West Ward council runoff race, defeating challenger Chigozie Onyema garnering 58.61% of the vote after all 37 districts reported, according to unofficial results.
Kelly’s win for the council seat comes after the Team Baraka candidate fought in one of the city’s closest council races, ...
NEWARK, NJ — Pat Council is the winner in the South Ward runoff election, toppling challenger Terrance Bankston with more than 71% of the vote with all 42 districts reporting, according to unofficial results.
Council, who was backed by the powerful Team Baraka slate, was heavily favored to win the runoff contest after he emerged as the top vote-getter in the ...
NEWARK, NJ — Michael Silva declared victory in the East Ward contest Tuesday evening over challenger Anthony Campos shortly after polls closed, leading 1,509 votes to 1,131 votes with 22 of 23 districts reporting, according to unofficial results.
Silva, a 28-year veteran of the Newark Police Department, advanced to the runoff after he was the top vote-getter in the city’s May ...
NEWARK, NJ — It's Election Day again for some voters in Newark.
Voters in Newark's East, South and West wards will head to the polls today to elect the next councilperson who will represent their ward after the three races couldn't be decided by the majority vote needed to win outright in the city’s nonpartisan May municipal ...
NEWARK, NJ — The closely contested West Ward runoff race between Dupré “DoItAll” Kelly and Chigozie Onyema is focused on two key issues: economic development and public safety.
Neither Kelly, a member of the "Lords of the Underground" hip hop trio and executive director of local nonprofit 211 Community Impact, or Onyema, a Newark-based attorney who worked at ...
NEWARK, NJ — East Ward council candidate Michael Silva garnered a major boost in support ahead of next week’s run-off election as Newark Mayor Ras Baraka announced his endorsement Wednesday for the 28-year police veteran.
“Mike Silva cares deeply about the East Ward. As a community service detective for the last 18 years, he’s gotten to know every neighborhood well and ...
NEWARK, NJ — The runoff election for the open South Ward council seat will pit candidates Patrick Council and Terrance Bankston against each other next week after they emerged as the top vote-getters in the city’s May nonpartisan municipal elections.
The South Ward runoff, which will be held June 14, comes because no candidate received the necessary majority of the vote. In Newark, ...
NEWARK, NJ — The East Ward, known for the Ironbound’s unique neighborhood and culinary culture, will consider a range of issues going into next week’s council runoff clash between Michael Silva and Anthony Campos.
Public safety, quality of life and infrastructure are among the issues facing the East Ward which will be on voters minds when they head to the polls on June 14 to ...
NEWARK, NJ — With just one week to go before Newark voters will head to the polls in a runoff election to choose which candidate will represent the East Ward council seat, political leaders from Newark’s North Ward Democratic stronghold pledged their support to candidate Michael Silva.
Silva, a 28-year veteran of the Newark Police Department, received what could potentially be ...
NEWARK, NJ — Longtime Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura endorsed East Ward council candidate Michael Silva in the upcoming runoff election, a sign of organizational forces coming to bear in the closely contested race.
Fontoura’s endorsement for Silva, a 28-year veteran of the Newark Police Department, comes after the candidate was the top vote-getter in the East Ward race ...