Overview
- Polling sites operated from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. as residents cast ballots on a rainy Tuesday with turnout seen as pivotal to the outcome.
- The head-to-head runoff was triggered when no candidate surpassed 50% in the Nov. 4 election, where James Solomon finished first and Jim McGreevey placed second.
- Solomon vows to force developers to include very low-rent units and to cap rent hikes, while McGreevey backs a 20% affordable set-aside within market-rate projects and questions ultra-low rent proposals.
- Endorsements split the field, with most eliminated rivals and Sen. Andy Kim backing Solomon, and Gov. Phil Murphy and the city’s police union supporting McGreevey.
- Both candidates tout public safety priorities and more officers, even as they trade attacks over developer influence and property tax increases.