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Baraka has edge in bid for 2nd term

April 25, 2018 2:40 pmApril 26, 2018 1:33 pm

Newark voters will go to the polls on May 8 to decide if they want to give Mayor Ras Baraka a second term. He faces Central Ward Councilwoman Gayle Cheneyfield Jenkins. Baraka was elected in 2014 by a 54%-46% margin...

Cheneyfield Jenkins fails to file full council slate

March 10, 2018 4:24 pm

In the sixteen elections for Mayor of Newark, no candidate has ever won without assembling a full-slate of candidates for City Council. That’s good news for Mayor Ras Baraka’s bid for a second term – his opponent, Councilwoman Gayle Cheneyfield...