LIVE | Newark mayoral election results
NEW JERSEY - Newark Mayor Ras Baraka faces seven challengers as he seeks a fourth term on Tuesday as the chief executive of New Jersey's largest city. Polls close at 8 p.m.
Live Newark mayoral election results
What we know:
The candidates challenging Baraka are:
- Artist Tanisha Garner
- Developer and contractor Noble Milton
- Community organizer Sheila Montague
- Community activist Debra Salters
- Former Newark Municipal Court administrator Nasheedah Singleton
- Tech entrepreneur Jhamar Youngblood
- Douglas "Rodney" Davis, whose campaign platform includes ending "casual Fridays" in City Hall
If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, the top two vote-getters will advance to a June 9 runoff election.