LaMonica McIver Archives - New Jersey Globe

Amador wins sixth term on Newark City Council

June 13, 2018 2:32 amJune 13, 2018 5:21 pm

Three city council candidates allied with Mayor Ras Baraka won runoff elections in Newark on Tuesday. Five-term incumbent Augusto Amador narrowly held on to his East Ward city council seat, wining defeating former Newark Chief of Police Anthony Campos. With...

The polls are open in Trenton and Newark

June 12, 2018 6:00 amJune 19, 2018 2:50 pm

The polls are now open in Trenton and Newark, where voters have until 8 PM to cast their ballots in runoff election. Several New Jersey county political parties will hold their reorganization meetings tonight; the most competitive county chairman contests...

Three Newark council races head to runoff

June 11, 2018 12:01 amJune 25, 2018 4:26 pm

Voters in three wards will go to the polls on Tuesday when a runoff election for a trio of seats on the Newark City Council. The most watched race is in the East Ward, where five-term councilman Augusto Amador faces...

Ruiz to walk for Baraka candidates

May 31, 2018 5:47 pmJune 1, 2018 1:33 am

The three of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s City Council candidates facing runoff elections are getting aid from someone a bit higher up on the state’s political pecking order. State Senate President Pro Tempore Teresa Ruiz (D-Newark) said on Thursday that...

Baraka re-elected with massive 77%

May 9, 2018 5:49 amMay 10, 2018 12:20 pm

Newark mayor Ras Baraka won a stunning landslide victory for re-election to a second term on Tuesday, taking 77% of the vote against Central Ward councilwoman Gayle Cheneyfield Jenkins. Baraka carried all five wards by massive margins as he beat...

Baraka says he’ll take all five wards

May 8, 2018 4:44 pmMay 9, 2018 12:03 pm

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is confident going into today’s election – but not confident enough to predict a landslide or prematurely talk about a mandate for a second term. “I feel like it, yea,” said when asked if he thought...

Seven things to watch in Newark

May 8, 2018 12:39 pmMay 9, 2018 12:03 pm

Ras Baraka is widely expected to score a big win tonight in his bid for a second term as mayor of Newark. Here are seven things to watch for: 1. Can Baraka top Cory Booker’s 72% win in 2006? Few...