2017 Atlantic City mayoral election
The2017 Atlantic City mayoral election was held on November 7, 2017, to elect themayor ofAtlantic City, New Jersey .Primary elections were held on June 6. Incumbent RepublicanDon Guardian lost re-election to a second term to Democratic city councilmanFrank Gilliam .
On March 18, the Atlantic City Republican County Committee endorsed Don Guardian for mayor, with him receiving five votes, Joseph Polillo two votes, and three members not voting.[ 1] [ 2]
On April 3, the Atlantic City Democratic Committee endorsed Frank Gilliam for mayor, with him receiving 27 votes, Marty Small three votes, and Fareed Abdullah one vote.[ 7]
Fareed Abdullah, substitute teacher and candidate for city council in 2009 and 2013[ 8] Frank Gilliam , city councilman[ 9] Marty Small, city council president[ 10] Jimmy Whitehead, Navy veteran[ 11] Despite narrowly losing the primary day voting to Small by a count of 1,529–1,429, Gilliam was in the lead overall thanks to a substantial advantage on absentee ballots (694–209).[ 12] state Superior Court judge.[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
Independents and third parties [ edit ] Atlantic City mayoral election, 2017[ 17] [ 18] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Frank M. Gilliam, Jr. 4,220 57.68 Republican Donald A. Guardian 2,824 38.60 Polillo's Last Stand Joseph J. Polillo 150 2.05 Green Henry A. Green 120 1.64 Write-In Personal Choice 2 0.03 Total votes 7,316 100
^ Hetrick, Christian (March 20, 2017)."Atlantic City Republicans endorse Guardian for mayor" .The Press of Atlantic City . RetrievedApril 16, 2017 . ^a b c Hetrick, Christian (April 3, 2017)."Polillo to run as Independent in Atlantic City mayor's race" .The Press of Atlantic City . RetrievedApril 16, 2017 . ^ Hetrick, Christian (March 16, 2017)."Atlantic City Mayor Guardian launches re-election campaign" .The Press of Atlantic City . RetrievedApril 16, 2017 . ^ Hetrick, Christian (March 9, 2017)."Polillo jumps into Atlantic City mayor's race" .The Press of Atlantic City . RetrievedApril 16, 2017 . ^a b "Primary Election Results - June 6, 2017" (PDF) . Office of the Atlantic County Clerk. RetrievedJune 16, 2017 .^a b "June 2017 Primary Election Results (unofficial totals)" .Office of the Atlantic County Clerk . RetrievedJune 16, 2017 .^ Hetrick, Christian (April 3, 2017)."A.C. Democrats back Gilliam for mayor" .The Press of Atlantic City . RetrievedApril 16, 2017 . ^ Hetrick, Christian (January 13, 2017)."Fareed Abdullah enters Atlantic City mayor race" .The Press of Atlantic City . RetrievedApril 16, 2017 . ^ Hetrick, Christian (February 21, 2017)."Gilliam announces candidacy for Atlantic City mayor" .The Press of Atlantic City . RetrievedApril 16, 2017 . ^ Hetrick, Christian (January 12, 2017)."Small announces candidacy for Atlantic City mayor" .The Press of Atlantic City . RetrievedApril 16, 2017 . ^ Hetrick, Christian (April 7, 2017)."Whitehead begins campaign for Atlantic City mayor" .The Press of Atlantic City . RetrievedApril 16, 2017 . ^ DeRosier, John (June 7, 2017)."Gilliam defeats Small, will take on Guardian in AC mayoral race" .The Press of Atlantic City . RetrievedJune 8, 2017 . ^ Hetrick, Christian (June 12, 2017)."Small Seeks Recount in Atlantic City Mayoral Primary" .Observer . RetrievedJune 16, 2017 . ^ "Judge Orders Recount of Votes in Atlantic City Mayor's Race" .Insider NJ . June 16, 2017. RetrievedJune 16, 2017 .^ Rosenberg, Amy S. (June 19, 2017)."Vote-by-mail recount changes little in A.C. mayoral primary" .philly.com . RetrievedSeptember 26, 2017 . ^ Serpico, Erin (October 5, 2017)."Meet the other Atlantic City candidates for mayor" .The Press of Atlantic City . RetrievedOctober 14, 2017 . ^ "General Election - November 7, 2017" (PDF) . Office of the Atlantic County Clerk. RetrievedNovember 18, 2017 .^ "November 2017 General Election Results (unofficial totals)" .Office of the Atlantic County Clerk . RetrievedNovember 18, 2017 .
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