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The 2006 election forMayor of Newark took place inNewark,the most populous city in the state of New Jersey, on May 9, 2006. Newark is organized under theFaulkner Act. Elections for all seats on the nine memberMunicipal Council of Newark were held the same day.[1] A runoff election, if necessary, would have taken place. Elections in the city arenon-partisan and candidates are not listed by political party.
IncumbentSharpe James did not run.Ronald L. Rice,State Senator since 1986 for28th Legislative District, and Municipal Council memberCory Booker were the main candidates in the field of four.[2] Booker won with 72% of the vote, thus precluding run-off. Rice, the runner-up, received 23%.[3][4][5][6]
On March 27, 2006, James announced that he would not seek a sixth term, preferring to focus on his seat in theNew Jersey Senate.[7]
On March 6, 2006, Rice, who had run for mayorin 1998, entered the mayoral race again, noting "that Mayor James had encouraged him to run but noted that if the mayor decided to join the race, his candidacy could change."[8]
Booker had become municipal council member in 1998.[9] He ran and lost in the2002 mayoral election, his campaign for which is the subject of the 2005 documentaryStreet Fight. Booker was re-elected in the2010 election. After winning theOctober 16, 2013 special election for U.S. senator[10] Booker resigned as mayor; on October 31 of that year, he was sworn in as the juniorU.S. senator from New Jersey.[11] In 2020, Booker went on torun for president, ultimately losing therace for the Democratic nomination toJoe Biden.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Cory Booker | 32,134 | 72.15% | |
| Nonpartisan | Ronald Rice | 10,337 | 23.21% | |
| Nonpartisan | David Blount | 1,831 | 4.11% | |
| Nonpartisan | Nancy Rosenstock | 238 | 0.53% | |
| Total votes | 44,540 | 100.00% | ||
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