Nine New Jersey municipalities will elect mayors in next Tuesday’s non-partisan election: Bradley Beach, Cape May City, Delran, Mahwah, Montclair, Orange, Perth Amboy, Spotswood, and Vineland.
Orange Mayor Mims Hackett, who was indicted last October on charges that he accepted a bribe, is not a candidate for re-election. Six candidates are running to replace him: Councilwoman Tency Eason, Councilman Donald Page; Planning Board Chairman Dwight Holmes; attorney Eldridge Hawkins, Jr., the son of a former Assemblyman;
Zoning Board Chair Janice Morrell; and Betty Brown, who lost races to Hackett in 2000 and 2004.Vineland Mayor Perry Barse faces a strong challenge in his bid for a third term from Robert Romano, a police lieutenant and the son of Barse’s predecessor. Also running for mayor is Nicholas Girone, a former school administrator.
In Montclair, incumbent Edward Remsen is not seeking re-election – the latest in a long string of one-term mayors. Councilwoman Joyce Michaelson, Councilman Ted Maddox and BikeMontclair founder Jerry Fried are the mayoral candidates.
A pair of Councilmen, Michael Chinnici and Ken Paris, are running for Mayor of Delran. The incumbent, Joseph Stellwag, is not a candidate for re-election.
Cape May City Mayor Jerome Inderwies faces a challenge from two former mayors,
William “Jerry” Gaffney and Edward Mahaney.Four-term Bradley Beach Mayor Stephen Schueler, who lost a bid for Monmouth County Freeholder in 2007, is not seeking re-election. Three candidates are running to replace him: Councilmen Gary Engelstad and Benjamin Waters; and Councilwoman Julie Schreck.
Mahwah Mayor Richard Martel faces a challenge from Gary Paton, a former Councilman.
Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas, who is also a state Assemblyman, is favored to win re-election against challenger Wilda Diaz.
In Spotswood, longtime Mayor Barry Zagnit is not seeking re-election and Councilman Thomas Barlow is running unopposed to replace him.
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Perth Amboy Information is Incorrect
The candidates for Perth Amboy Mayor are Joseph Vas and Wilda Diaz. Israel Varela also initially filed to run for mayor but withdrew so as not to split the anti-Vas vote and is not on the ballot.
wrong all around
Wilda Diaz is challenging the incumbent and Vas is going to lose...
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