2026 Election Results For Newark Mayor, City Council (UPDATED)

These results were updated at 9:44 p.m. on May 12

NEWARK, NJ — Newark voters went to the polls on Tuesday to elect a mayor and several council members.

The city’s 2026 nonpartisan municipal election took place on May 12, including a highly watched mayor race. A runoff election between the top two vote-getters will take place on June 9 if no candidate receives a majority.

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With 100 percent of votes reported, it appears that Ras Baraka has captured another victory as mayor of the largest city in New Jersey. The Associated Press called the race in his favor at 9:01 p.m.

Meanwhile, each of the incumbents on the city council had large leads as of Tuesday night.

The results remain unofficial, with some provisional and mail-in ballots still potentially uncounted. Here are the uncertified results from the Essex County Clerk’s Office (current leaders are in italics):

MAYOR (vote for one; 100 percent reported)

• Ras Baraka – 13,057 votes (70.34%)
• Debra Salters – 873 votes (4.7%)
• Douglas Davis – 244 votes (1.31%)
• Jhamar Youngblood – 3,100 votes (16.7%)
• Noble Minton – 289 votes (1.56%)
• Tanisha Garner – 294 votes (1.58%)
• Nasheedah Singleton – 94 votes (0.51%)
• Sheila Montague – 612 votes (3.3%)

CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE (vote for four; 100 percent reported)

• Luis Quintana – 8,378 votes (14.28%)
• C. Lawrence Crump – 7,630 votes (13.0%)
• Louise Scott-Rountree – 7,188 votes (12.25%)
• Donna Jackson – 6,735 votes (11.48%)
• Josephine Garcia – 5,061 votes (8.63%)
• Rasheen Peppers – 4,129 votes (7.04%)
• Altarik White – 2,677 votes (4.56%)
• Lynda Lloyd – 2,548 votes (4.34%)
• Joanette Hinnant – 1,216 votes (2.07%)
• Nadirah Brown – 1,692 votes (2.88%)
• Pablo Olivera – 1,423 votes (2.43%)
• Malik Cooper – 1,041 votes (1.77%)
• Yusuf Shabazz – 1,836 votes (3.13%)
• Lamont Vaughn – 662 votes (1.13%)
• Alonzo Herran Jr. – 1,890 votes (3.22%)
• Christina Cherry – 957 votes (1.63%)
• Maria Lebron – 1,805 votes (3.08%)
• Khalil Kettles – 1,126 votes (1.92%)
• Edden Rivera – 680 votes (1.16%)

COUNCIL WARDS

North Ward (vote for one, 100 percent reported)

• Anibal Ramos Jr. – 2,965 votes (81.12%)
• Marcos Sanchez – 690 votes (18.88%)

South Ward (vote for one, 100 percent reported)

• Patrick Council – 2,165 votes (46.12%)
• Asia Norton – 1,093 votes (23.29%)
• Donald Jackson – 601 votes (12.8%)
• Willie Jetti – 106 votes (2.26%)
• Lonnie Baker – 129 votes (2.75%)
• Abdush Ahmad – 115 votes (2.45%)
• Trenton Jones – 485 votes (10.33%)

East Ward

• Michael Silva ran unopposed in the East Ward

West Ward (vote for one, 100 percent reported)

• Dupre Kelly – 2,365 votes (59.13%)
• Malcolm X. Outlaw – 706 votes (17.65%)
• Jimmy McCoy – 476 votes (11.9%)
• Muta El-Amin – 453 votes (11.33%)

Central Ward (vote for one, 100 percent reported)

• Amina Bey – 2,338 votes (55.18%)
• Gayle Chaneyfield-Jenkins – 1,899 votes (44.82%)

MORE ABOUT THE CANDIDATES

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MAYOR – Ras Baraka faced a challenge from seven candidates in the 2026 mayor race: Debra Salters, Douglas Davis, Jhamar Youngblood, Noble Milton, Tanisha Garner, Nasheedah Singleton, and Sheila Montague.

COUNCIL AT-LARGE – Four at-large city council seats were up for election. A total of 19 candidates ran for at-large seats on the council, including three incumbents: Louise Scott-Rountree, Luis Quintana, and C. Lawrence Crump. The challengers are: Joanette Hinnant, Donna Jackson, Nadirah Brown, Pablo Olivera, Malik Cooper, Yusuf Shabazz, Lamont Vaughn, Rasheen Peppers, Altarik White, Alonzo Herran Jr., Christina Cherry, Maria Lebron, Lynda Lloyd, Khalil Kettles, Josephine Garcia, and Edden Rivera.

COUNCIL WARDS – Fifteen candidates competed for council seats in their respective wards. Michael Silva ran unopposed in the East Ward. The list of other candidates includes: Central Ward: Amina Bey (incumbent), Gayle Chaneyfield-Jenkins / North Ward: Anibal Ramos Jr. (incumbent), Marcos Sanchez / South Ward: Patrick Council (incumbent), Asia Norton, Donald Jackson, Willie Jetti, Lonnie Baker, Abdush Ahmad, Trenton Jones / West Ward: Dupre Kelly (incumbent), Malcolm X. Outlaw, Jimmy McCoy, Muta El-Amin

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