2009 Jersey City mayoral election

2009 Jersey City mayoral election

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Candidate Jerramiah Healy Louis Manzo
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 19,000 8,059 [1]
Percentage 53% [2] 26% [2]

 
Candidate L. Harvey Smith Dan Levin
Party Democratic Independent
Popular vote 3,958 [1] 1,704 [1]
Percentage 12%[3] 5.6% [3]

Mayor before election

Jerramiah Healy
Democratic

Elected mayor

Jerramiah Healy
Democratic

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]

  1. ^ a b c "Our Campaigns - Jersey City Mayor Race - May 12, 2009".
  2. ^ a b "FOX 5 New York". September 22, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "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.

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