US EditionJames Solomon is elected Jersey City mayor, turning away ex-NJ Gov. Jim McGreevey’s comeback bid
James Solomon won the runoff after emphasizing affordability and fiscal sanity, defeating Jim McGreevey who was burdened by past scandals, in Jersey City's mayoral race.
- 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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High-Profile Democrat's Attempt At Political Comeback Crashes And Burns
Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey’s long-shot political revival fizzled out on Tuesday night as Jersey City Councilman James Solomon clinched the mayor’s race. The Associated Press called the runoff shortly after polls closed, handing the win to Solomon, who will take over for outgoing Mayor Steven Fulop after the Democrat’s failed run for governor. Though both contenders are Democrats, party labels don’t appear on the ballot in Jersey City’s…
'Progressive' City Councilman James Solomon to become next Jersey City mayor, defeating former Dem Gov. McGreevey
(L) City Councilman James Solomon. (Photo via: jerseycitynj.gov) / (R) Former NJ Governor Jim McGreevey takes part in a Q&A on March 21, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for HBO) OAN Staff Blake Wolf3:04 PM – Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Progressive City Councilman James Solomon defeated former New Jersey Democrat Governor... The post ‘Progressive’ City Councilman James Solomon to become next Jersey City mayor, defe…
Former Democratic Governor's Attempted Political Comeback Ends in Humiliation
Former Democratic New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey’s attempt for a political comeback crashed and burned Tuesday as he lost the runoff election for Jersey City mayor to Democratic progressive James […] The post Former Democratic Governor's Attempted Political Comeback Ends in Humiliation appeared first on The Western Journal.
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America First ReportVoters Reject Scandal-Tainted Democrat’s Comeback in Jersey City, Handing Win to Another Marxist
Jersey City residents turned out Tuesday for a runoff that felt like a reckoning. In the end, they delivered a stinging rebuke to Jim McGreevey, the former New Jersey governor whose scandal-forced exit two decades ago still casts a long shadow over his bid for local redemption. Instead, they chose James Solomon, the 41-year-old city councilman who ran on a platform of reining in unchecked development and easing the squeeze on working families. T…
By Molly English, CNN Councilman James Solomon will become the next mayor of Jersey City after winning a second round of elections on Tuesday, according to a CNN screening. Solomon’s victory thwarts the attempt to return former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey, who was trying to return to an elected position for the first time in two decades. McGreevey resigned from office in 2004, before reaching half of his first term as governor, when he adm…
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