We've got more runoffs than the Raritan River in a storm. All the Wards in Jersey City, sans Ward E where Candice Osborne got power up and got the 50% +1 are gonna have runoffs on June 11th. Johnny was well off of his prediction of three. Some of those Healy candidates are hanging tough but hanging on as well.
The Hudson Reporter has more on the City Council runoff numbers and candidates who will be participating:
According to preliminary numbers from the Office of the City Clerk, in Ward A, former Superintendent of Schools Charles Epps Jr., who ran with Healy, won 43.48 percent of the vote and will face Frank Gajewski in a runoff. Gajewski received 37.76 percent of the vote.
In Ward B, Khemraj “Chico” Ramchal, who ran with Fulop, won 37.76 percent of the vote, will face Gerald Meyers in a runoff. Meyers, a Healy candidate, received 33.94 percent of the vote.
Independent candidate Richard Boggiano edged out Ward C City Councilwoman Nidia Lopez, receiving 36.30 percent of the vote to Lopez’s 31.67 percent.
Another independent candidate, Jersey City Heights businessman Michael Yun, received 42.96 percent of the vote in Ward D over popular Assemblyman Sean Connors, who ran with Fulop. Connors received 34.44 percent of the vote.
City Councilwoman Diane Coleman, received 42.72 percent of the vote in Ward F to Jermaine Robinson’s 41.66 percent. Coleman ran with Fulop, Robinson with Healy.
Johnny is really interested to see if Nidia Lopez, who was on Healy's ticket in 2009 and jumped to Fulop's ticket this year, can pull this out with Fulop furiously campaigning for her over the next month. The way we see it Healy's ticket has three firewalls from keeping Fulop from getting a clean sweep, Charles Epps Jr. in Ward A, Lopez in Ward C and Jermaine Robinson in Ward F.
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