2021 Hoboken mayoral election

The Hoboken mayoral election of 2021 was an election to determine who will hold the office of Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, in the upcoming term of 2022–2026. The election took place on November 2, 2021. Incumbent Mayor Ravinder Bhalla announced that he would seek reelection for a second term on June 3, 2021.[2] Since there were no opponents, Bhalla ran unopposed for reelection for a second term.[3]

2021 Hoboken mayoral election

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Turnout30.44%[1]
 
Candidate Ravinder Bhalla Write-in
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 8,771 612
Percentage 87.95% 6.52%

Mayor before election

Ravinder Bhalla
Democratic

Elected mayor

Ravinder Bhalla
Democratic

Candidates

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Incumbent Mayor Ravinder Bhalla, was the only person who declared his candidacy for the election. Despite this, Councilmembers Ruben Ramos Jr., Tiffanie Fisher, and Michael Russo as well as former Mayors Dawn Zimmer and David Roberts received write-in votes for mayor.[4]

Results

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Results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Ravinder Bhalla 8,771 93.84
Write-In Write-in 612 6.52%
Total votes 9,383 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ a b "General Election Results". Hudson County Clerk. November 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Heinis, John (January 22, 2021). "Bhalla formally announces re-election bid for Hoboken mayor, schedules kickoff for June 24th". Hudson County View.
  3. ^ Koosau, Mark (November 3, 2021). "Mayor Ravi Bhalla wins unopposed election to second term in Hoboken". Hudson Reporter. Newspaper Media Group.
  4. ^ Lissner, Caren (November 12, 2021). "Mickey Mouse Is Runner Up For Mayor Of Hoboken, NJ". Hoboken, NJ Patch. Patch Media.