Jersey City mayoral special election, 2004
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The Jersey City
2004 mayoral special election took place on November 2, 2004. Democrat Jerramiah Healy
won the election with 75% of the vote. Then-Mayor Glenn Cunningham
, the first African-American Mayor died of a heart attack earlier and L. Harvey Smith
became mayor for a short time. There was also an election in 2005
, which Healy also won.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
2004 mayoral special election took place on November 2, 2004. Democrat Jerramiah Healy
Jerramiah Healy
Jerramiah T. Healy is the current mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey. He ran for the unexpired term of the late Glenn D. Cunningham and was elected in November 2004. In the special election, he defeated Acting Mayor L. Harvey Smith...
won the election with 75% of the vote. Then-Mayor Glenn Cunningham
Glenn Cunningham (New Jersey)
Glenn Dale Cunningham was an American Democratic Party politician, who was the first African American Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, the state's second-largest city. Cunningham also served in the New Jersey Senate. After Cunningham's death, L. Harvey Smith became the acting mayor of Jersey City...
, the first African-American Mayor died of a heart attack earlier and L. Harvey Smith
L. Harvey Smith
L. Harvey Smith is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly from January 8, 2008 to January 10, 2010, where he represented the 31st legislative district. He is the former Acting Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey and previously served in the New...
became mayor for a short time. There was also an election in 2005
Jersey City mayoral election, 2005
-Results:Jersey City MayorCompleted Precincts: 176 of 184...
, which Healy also won.
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