The 2006 election for

Mayor of Newark 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 he ...

took place in

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, the most populous city in the state of New Jersey, on May 9, 2006. Newark is organized under the

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. Elections for all seats on the nine member Municipal Council of Newark were held the same day. A runoff election, if necessary, would have taken place. Elections in the city are non-partisan and candidates are not listed by political party. Incumbent

Sharpe James Sharpe James (born February 20, 1936) is an American Democratic politician from New Jersey, who served as State Senator for the 29th Legislative District and was 37th Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. James was the second African American Mayor of N ...

did not run.

Ronald L. Rice Ronald L. Rice (born December 18, 1945) is a former American Democratic Party politician who has served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1986 to 2022. He represented the 28th Legislative District. Rice is one of the longest-serving state se ...

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since 1986 for 28th Legislative District, and Municipal Council member Cory Booker were the main candidates in the field of four. Booker won with 72% of the vote, thus precluding run-off. Rice, the runner-up, received 23%.

Candidates

On March 27, 2006, James announced that he would not seek a sixth term, preferring to focus on his seat in the

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. On March 6, 2006, Rice, who had run for mayor in 1998, entered the mayoral race again, noting "that Mayor James had encouraged him to run but noted that if the mayor decided to join the race, his candidacy could change." Booker had become municipal council member in 1998. He ran and lost in the 2002 mayoral election, his campaign for which is the subject of the 2005 documentary '' Street Fight''. Booker was re-elected in the 2010 election. After winning the October 16, 2013 special election for U.S. senator Booker resigned as mayor; on October 31 of that year, he was sworn in as the junior

U.S. senator The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and powe ...

from New Jersey. In 2020, Booker went on to run for president, ultimately losing the race for the Democratic nomination to Joe Biden.

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2006 United States mayoral elections