2009 Jersey City mayoral election
The 2009 Jersey City non-partisan mayoral election occurred on May 12, 2009. Incumbent Mayor Jerramiah Healy (Democrat) won re-election. Former Mayor Bret Schundler (Republican) was going to run, but dropped out in January 2009 for financial reasons. Healy needed a 51% vote to hold off a second round (like the 2004 and 2005 elections). Healy won the election with 53% vote against 4 other candidates. The voter turnout was only 30,658.[3]
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Democratic candidates
Announced
- Jerramiah Healy, Incumbent Mayor [4]
- L. Harvey Smith, Former Acting Mayor [5]
- Louis Manzo, State Representative and Former Mayoral Candidate [6]
Republican candidates
Declined
Bret Schundler, former Mayor (1992–2001) [7]
Independent Candidates
Announced
- Dan Levin, Activist and founder of CivicJC [8]
Declined
- Steven Fulop, Ward E Councilman [9]
References
- "Our Campaigns - Jersey City Mayor Race - May 12, 2009".
- "FOX 5 New York". September 22, 2021.
- "Election '09: Healy Wins, Two Council Seats Head to Runoff | the Jersey City Independent". Archived from the original on May 16, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
- "HEALY: I GOT IT DONE - NJ.com". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- "New Jersey Politics | NJ Politics".
- "New Jersey Politics | NJ Politics".
- "Bret Schundler drops out of Jersey City mayoral race". January 13, 2009.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
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