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Mayor of the City of Newark
StyleHis Honor
ResidencePrivate
Term lengthFour years; may serve consecutive terms
Inaugural holderWilliam Halsey
Salary$130,721 in 2015
WebsiteOffice of the Mayor (Official)

The Mayor of Newark is elected for a four year term. Municipal elections in city are nonpartisan and are held the 2nd Tuesday in May, Ras J. Baraka was elected in the Newark mayoral election on May 13, 2014.

List of mayors

Mayors of Newark
  1. 1836–1837: William Halsey
  2. 1837–1838: Theodore Frelinghuysen (1787–1862)
  3. 1838–1840: James Miller
  4. 1840–1841: Oliver Spencer Halstead
  5. 1841–1843: William Wright (1794–1866)
  6. 1844–1845: Stephen Dod
  7. 1845–1846: Isaac Baldwin
  8. 1846–1848: Beach Vanderpool
  9. 1848–1851: James Miller
  10. 1851–1854: James M. Quinby
  11. 1854–1857: Horace J. Poinier
  12. 1857–1864: Moses Bigelow
  13. 1864–1866: Theodore Runyon
  14. 1866–1870: Thomas Baldwin Peddie (1808–1889)
  15. 1870–1874: Frederick W. Ricord
  16. 1874–1876: Nehemiah Perry (1816–1881)
  17. 1876–1880: Henry J. Yates
  18. 1880–1882: William Henry Frederick Fiedler (1847–1919)
  19. 1882–1884: Henry Lang
  20. 1884–1894: Joseph E. Haynes
  21. 1894–1896: Julius A. Lebkuecher
  22. 1896–1903: James M. Seymour, Sr.
  23. 1903–1907: Henry Meade Doremus
  24. 1907–1915: Jacob Haussling
  25. 1915–1917: Thomas Lynch Raymond (1st term)
  26. 1917–1921: Charles P. Gillen (1876–1956)
  27. 1921–1922: Alexander Archibald
  28. 1922–1925: Frederick C. Breidenbach (1876–1955)
  29. 1925–1928: Thomas Lynch Raymond (2nd term)
  30. 1928–1933: Jerome T. Congleton (1876–1936)
  31. 1933–1941: Meyer C. Ellenstein (1885–1963)
  32. 1941–1949: Vincent J. Murphy (1893–1976)
  33. 1949–1953: Ralph A. Villani (1901–1974)
  34. 1953–1962: Leo P. Carlin (1908–1999)
  35. 1962–1970: Hugh Joseph Addonizio (1914–1981) *
  36. 1970–1986: Kenneth A. Gibson (born 1932), first African American mayor *
  37. 1986–2006: Sharpe James (born 1936) *
  38. 2006–2013: Cory Booker (born 1969)
  39. 2013–2014: Luis A. Quintana (born 1960) first Latino Hispanic mayor
  40. 2014–present Ras Baraka (born 1970)
  • = Indicted for political corruption

See also

Mayors of Newark
Newark City Flag

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References

  1. Pomper, Gerald M. (1988), Voters, Elections, and Parties: The Practice of Democratic Theory, Transaction Publishers
  2. Moszczynski, Joe (September 26, 2010). "N.J. municipalities consider moving non-partisan elections from May to November". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  3. Nix, Naomi (May 14, 2014). "Baraka joins a long list of Newark mayors". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
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