US EditionJames Solomon is elected Jersey City mayor, turning away ex-NJ Gov. Jim McGreevey’s comeback bid
- On Tuesday, James Solomon, 41, a city council member since 2017, was elected Jersey City mayor, defeating former Gov. Jim McGreevey in a one-on-one runoff as the Associated Press called the race 40 minutes after polls closed with 20% counted.
- After no candidate won a majority on Nov. 4, the runoff between James Solomon and former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey focused heavily on affordability and high housing costs amid seven contenders.
- Campaign finance showed McGreevey spent about $2.5 million, while Solomon spent about $1.3 million, as both proposed 20% set-asides and addressed a $150 million budget hole risking a 30% tax hike.
- Solomon will be sworn in on Jan. 1 to lead about 303,000 residents with a municipal budget of about $700 million, succeeding Steven Fulop and pledging fiscal sanity to protect working families.
- With McGreevey's comeback rejected, the result echoes last month's New York City race where Zohran Mamdani beat Andrew Cuomo, highlighting a national affordability trend as Solomon faces pressures from downtown development and tenant protections and displacement in Jersey City.
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NJ progressive James Solomon defeats ex-gov Jim McGreevey in Jersey City mayoral race
Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey, who was running for mayor of Jersey City, the state's second-largest city, came up short on Tuesday in a runoff election.
Solomon Elected Jersey City Mayor, Ending Former Gov. Jim McGreevey’s Comeback Bid
Jersey City residents elected James Solomon mayor on Dec. 2, ending former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey’s hopes to make a political comeback in the race. AP called the race at 8:40 p.m. with Solomon, a member of Jersey City’s City Council since 2017, collecting just under 68 percent of the vote to McGreevey’s 32 percent. Neither received more than 50 percent of the vote during the Nov. 4 election, sending the race to a runoff. The race mostly d…
James Solomon wins Jersey City mayor’s race, denying Gov. Jim McGreevey a political comeback, CNN projects
City councilman James Solomon will become the next mayor of Jersey City after winning Tuesday’s runoff, according to a projection from CNN’s Decision Desk.
James Solomon Beats Jim McGreevey, a Former Governor, in Jersey City
James Solomon, a councilman, defeated Jim McGreevey, a former governor of New Jersey, on Tuesday to be elected mayor of Jersey City, one of the most ethnically diverse communities in the country. Mr. Solomon was ahead of Mr. McGreevey by a 2-to-1 margin less than an hour after polls closed, and The Associated Press declared him the winner. It is the second time in a month that a former governor who quit in disgrace has failed to persuade voters …
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