Overview
- A pre–Election Day poll reported a narrow edge for Jim McGreevey at 23%, with Bill O'Dea and James Solomon at 20% each, reflecting a near three-way dead heat and many undecided voters.
- If no candidate clears 50%+1, the top two advance to a December 2 runoff under Jersey City’s election rules.
- McGreevey and O’Dea cast ballots and told reporters they felt confident, as minor voting-machine errors were noted and quickly addressed by a county elections official.
- Housing affordability dominated voter concerns, with residents citing high rents and fears of being priced out as decisive factors.
- The seven-candidate field also includes Mussab Ali, Joyce Watterman, Christina Freeman and Jayne Kalki-Rose, in an open-seat race to replace term-limited Mayor Steve Fulop.