List of mayors of Newark, New Jersey (Redirected from Mayor of Newark)

Mayor of Newark
The Flag of The City of Newark
Incumbent
Ras Baraka
since July 1, 2014
StyleHis Honor
ResidencePrivate
Term lengthFour years; may serve consecutive terms
Inaugural holderWilliam Halsey
Formation1836
Salary$130,721 in 2015
WebsiteOffice of the Mayor (Official)

The Mayor of Newark is the head of the executive branch of government of Newark, New Jersey, United States. The mayor has the duty to enforce the municipal charter and ordinances; prepare the annual budget; appoint deputy mayors, department heads, and aides; and approve or veto ordinances passed by the Municipal Council.

Newark, New Jersey, was founded in 1666 and became a township on October 31, 1693, and granted a Royal charter on April 27, 1713. It was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, and reincorporated as city in 1836. The city is governed within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Mayor-Council Plan C form of local government, which became effective as of July 1, 1954, after the voters of the city passed a referendum held on November 3, 1953.

The Mayor of Newark is elected for a four-year term. Municipal elections (for mayor and Municipal Council) are nonpartisan and are held on the 2nd Tuesday in May. The 2018 Newark mayoral election took place on May 8, 2018.

The current mayor Ras Baraka was first elected in the Newark mayoral election on May 13, 2014.

Mayors

Mayors of Newark up to 1916
# Mayor Term start Term end Party Notes
1 William Halsey 1836 April 13, 1837 Whig William Halsey was the first Mayor of Newark.
2 Theodore Frelinghuysen April 13, 1837 1838 Whig
3 James Miller 1838 1840 Whig
4 Oliver Spencer Halstead 1840 1841 Whig
5 William Wright 1841 1843 Whig
6 Stephen Dod 1844 April 3, 1845 Whig
7 Isaac Baldwin April 3, 1845 April 21, 1846 Whig Baldwin did not attend the first meeting; he was unwell.
8 Beach Vanderpool April 21, 1846 1848 Whig
9 James Miller 1848 January 7, 1851 Whig
10 James M. Quinby January 7, 1851 January 3, 1854 Whig
11 Horace J. Poinier January 3, 1854 1857 Whig
12 Moses Bigelow 1857 1864 Democratic
13 Theodore Runyon 1864 1866 Democratic
14 Thomas Baldwin Peddie 1866 Jan 4, 1870 Republican
15 Frederick William Ricord Jan 4, 1870 Jan 6, 1874 Republican
16 Nehemiah Perry Jan 6, 1874 Jan 4, 1876 Democratic
17 Henry J. Yates Jan 4, 1876 January 6, 1880 Republican
18 William H. F. Fiedler January 6, 1880 January 3, 1882 Democratic
19 Henry Lang January 3, 1882 January 8, 1884 Republican
20 Joseph E. Haynes January 8, 1884 May 7, 1894 Democratic
21 Julius A. Lebkuecher May 7, 1894 May 1, 1896 Republican
22 James M. Seymour May 1, 1896 January 1, 1903 Democratic Sworn in May 4
23 Henry Meade Doremus January 1, 1903 January 1, 1907 Republican
24 Jacob Haussling January 1, 1907 January 1, 1915 Democratic
25 Thomas Lynch Raymond January 1, 1915 Nov 20, 1917 Republican
26 Charles P. Gillen Nov 20, 1917 May 17, 1921 Democratic
27 Alexander Archibald May 17, 1921 Feb 11, 1922 Democratic Term ends with death
28 Frederick C. Breidenbach Feb 11, 1922 May 19, 1925 Republican Elected by board on the death of Archibald
29 Thomas Lynch Raymond May 19, 1925 Oct 6, 1928 Republican Term ends with death
30 Jerome T. Congleton Oct 22, 1928 May 16, 1933 Republican Appointed on the death of Raymond
31 Meyer C. Ellenstein May 16, 1933 May 19, 1941 Republican
32 Vincent J. Murphy May 19, 1941 May 17, 1949 Democratic
33 Ralph A. Villani May 17, 1949 May 15, 1953 Republican
34 Leo P. Carlin May 15, 1953 July 1, 1962 Democratic
35 Hugh Joseph Addonizio July 1, 1962 July 1, 1970 Democratic
36 Kenneth Allen Gibson July 1, 1970 July 1, 1986 Democratic Kenneth Allen Gibson was the first African-American Mayor of Newark. He was the first African American elected mayor of any major Northeastern United States city.
37 Sharpe James July 1, 1986 July 1, 2006 Democratic He served for 20 years.
38 Cory Booker July 1, 2006 October 31, 2013 Democratic Ran against Sharpe James in 2002 and lost; won in 2006 (incumbent James did not seek reelection).
39 Luis A. Quintana November 4, 2013 July 1, 2014 Democratic Became Acting Mayor after Cory Booker's resignation to become a Class 2 member of the United States Senate
40 Ras Baraka July 1, 2014 Incumbent Democratic Ras Baraka is the current Mayor of Newark. He has been serving for 9 years, 4 months and 20 days.

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