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Current officeholder

Ras J. Baraka

Ras J. Baraka

Nonpartisan
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Next election

2026-05-12

Paterson, NJ 2026 Municipal Election – Mayor

Municipal

Candidates (12)

AS

Andre Sayegh

Inc.
DemocratMayor NJ

Mayor of Paterson first elected in 2018.

Public safety and policingEconomic development and downtown revitalization
Portrait of Ras J. Baraka

Ras J. Baraka

Inc.
NonpartisanMayor NJ

Mayor of Newark, New Jersey.

Public safety and policingAffordable housing and development
Portrait of Jim McGreevey

Jim McGreevey

Frontrunner
DemocratMayor NJ

DS

Debra Salters

NonpartisanMayor NJ

DD

Douglas R. Davis

NonpartisanMayor NJ

JS

James Solomon

NonpartisanMayor NJ

JY

Jhamar Youngblood

NonpartisanMayor NJ

NS

Nasheedah S. Singleton

NonpartisanMayor NJ

NM

Noble Milton

NonpartisanMayor NJ

Portrait of Ras Baraka

Ras Baraka

UnknownMayor NJ

Ras Jua Baraka is an American politician, author, and educator. A member of the Democratic Party, Baraka is the 40th and current mayor of Newark, New Jersey. First elected in the 2014 election, he was sworn into office on July 1, 2014, and was reelected in 2018 and 2022.

SM

Sheila Montague

NonpartisanMayor NJ

TG

Tanisha Garner

NonpartisanMayor NJ

24 other elections also on file for this seat.