Hudson Archives - New Jersey Globe

Low turnout across state in May 10 municipal elections

May 19, 2022 11:50 amMay 19, 2022 11:56 am

With the exception of Ocean City and Union City, voter turnout in the May 10 non-partisan municipal elections was dismal, with more than 80% of registered voters not participating in eight of the towns that had non-partisan elections. In New...

It’s official: Jimmy Davis re-elected Bayonne mayor

May 17, 2022 11:02 amMay 17, 2022 4:39 pm

Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis has won re-election to a third term after the counting of provisional ballots in two wards on Tuesday morning give him enough of a cushion to avoid a runoff with his main challenger, City Council President...

Eight new mail-in ballots arrive in Bayonne, but with a Wednesday postmark

May 13, 2022 5:50 pmMay 16, 2022 12:43 am

The trickle of late arriving vote-by-mail ballots in Bayonne may have stopped. All eight ballots that arrived at the Hudson County Board of Elections on Friday were postmarked on May 11 – too late to be counted. Hudson has begun...

After more Bayonne ballots counted, Davis remains ahead in mayoral race

May 12, 2022 8:45 pm

Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis is holding his lead – and his ability to avoid a runoff election – after late-arriving vote-by-mail ballots were counted on Thursday. Davis has gained 42 votes since election night, while his main rival, City Council...

May Election wrap up and a few takeaways

May 11, 2022 1:13 pmMay 11, 2022 4:17 pm

No incumbents were defeated and voter turnout was light in New Jersey’s eleven non-partisan municipal election held on Tuesday. Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis appears headed to a third term and his main opponent, City Council President Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski would have...

Davis leads in Bayonne, but outstanding ballots could still force a runoff

May 10, 2022 9:51 pmMay 10, 2022 11:45 pm

Incumbent Mayor Jimmy Davis leads Council President Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski in the closely watched campaign for Bayonne mayor, but it’s still possible outstanding ballots could push Davis below the 50% threshold needed to avoid a runoff. Davis currently has 4,863 votes...

Stack, commissioners win re-election unopposed in Union City

May 10, 2022 8:01 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Union City Mayor Brian Stack, an electoral giant in Hudson County politics, has won re-election unopposed alongside his slate of four incumbent commissioners: Wendy Grullon, Maryury Martinetti, Lucio Fernandez, and Celin Valdivia. Technically, Stack...