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TheJersey City 2004 mayoral special election was held on November 2, 2004 to elect a successor to Glenn Cunningham, who died in office of a heart attack.Jerramiah Healy won the election with 28 percent of the vote over his nearest rivalsLou Manzo and acting mayorL. Harvey Smith.[1]
The election was marked by attempts to claim the legacy of deceased Mayor Cunningham, innuendo, and a picture of the eventual winner drunk and naked on his front porch.[2]
The candidates were as follows:[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jerramiah Healy | 17,401 | 27.78 | |
| Nonpartisan | Louis M. Manzo | 15,159 | 24.20 | |
| Nonpartisan | L. Harvey Smith | 13,672 | 21.83 | |
| Nonpartisan | Willie L. Flood | 9,286 | 14.82 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steve Lipski | 3,946 | 6.30 | |
| Nonpartisan | Hilario Nunez, Jr. | 759 | 1.21 | |
| Nonpartisan | Hosam Mansour | 633 | 1.01 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dwayne Baskerville | 594 | 0.95 | |
| Nonpartisan | Isaiah J. Gadsden | 482 | 0.77 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alfred Marc Pine | 449 | 0.72 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Short | 219 | 0.35 | |
| Write-In | Personal Choice | 41 | 0.07 | |
| Total votes | 62,641 | 100.00 | ||
Healy won anelection to the next full term in 2005. He was re-elected in2009 and defeated bySteven Fulop in2013.
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