LIVE | Newark mayoral election results

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.

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