Municipal elections in Hudson County, New Jersey (2017)
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| 2017 Hudson County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 3, 2017 |
| Primary election: June 6, 2017 General election: November 7, 2017 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County Clerk and Board of Chosen Freeholders |
| Total seats up: 10 |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2017 |
District 4 Freeholder E. Junior Maldonado (D) defeated Blake Lichtenberger (R) in the general election for county clerk. Maldonado's campaign for clerk left his freeholder seat open to a newcomer. Additionally, District 3 incumbent Gerard Balmir Jr. did not file to run for re-election, creating another open seat. Two Democrats filed for each of these seats—Andrew Kemp and Jerry Walker for District 3 and Imtiaz Syed and Jersey City Board of Education member Joel Torres for District 4.
District 5 Freeholder Anthony Romano (D) was the only incumbent to face a primary challenger. He defeated Patricia Waiters and faced Adela Rohena (R) in the general election. Fellow Democratic freeholder incumbents Kenneth Kopacz, William O’Dea, Tilo Rivas, Caridad Rodriguez, Anthony Vainieri Jr., and Albert Cifelli were unopposed in the general election after running unopposed in the primaries for Districts 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, and 9, respectively.
Elections
County clerk
General election |
Democratic primary
Republican primary
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Board of chosen freeholders
District 1
General election☑ Kenneth Kopacz (i) |
Democratic primary
☑ Kenneth Kopacz (i) Republican primary
No Republican candidates filed for this race. |
District 2
General election☑ William O’Dea (i) |
Democratic primary
☑ William O’Dea (i) Republican primary
No Republican candidates filed for this race. |
District 3
General election |
Democratic primary
Republican primary
No Republican candidates filed for this race. |
District 4
General election |
Democratic primary
Republican primary
No Republican candidates filed for this race. |
District 5
General election☑ Anthony Romano (i) |
Democratic primary
☑ Anthony Romano (i) Republican primary
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District 6
General election☑ Tilo Rivas (i) |
Democratic primary
☑ Tilo Rivas (i) Republican primary
No Republican candidates filed for this race. |
District 7
General election☑ Caridad Rodriguez (i) |
Democratic primary
☑ Caridad Rodriguez (i) Republican primary
No Republican candidates filed for this race. |
District 8
General election☑ Anthony Vainieri Jr. (i) |
Democratic primary
☑ Anthony Vainieri Jr. (i) Republican primary
No Republican candidates filed for this race. |
District 9
General election☑ Albert Cifelli (i) |
Democratic primary
☑ Albert Cifelli (i) Republican primary
No Republican candidates filed for this race. |
Additional elections
The general election for county clerk and freeholders shared the ballot with general elections for Jersey City's mayor and city council, as well as school board elections for the Bayonne and Jersey City school districts.
About the county
- See also: Hudson County, New Jersey
The county government of Hudson County is located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The county was first established on February 22, 1840.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Hudson County, New Jersey | ||
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| Hudson County | New Jersey | |
| Population | 634,266 | 8,791,894 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 46 | 7,354 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 54.8% | 67.8% |
| Black/African American | 12.1% | 13.5% |
| Asian | 15.2% | 9.5% |
| Native American | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Two or more | 3.8% | 2.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 43.1% | 20.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 84.8% | 89.8% |
| College graduation rate | 42.3% | 39.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $71,189 | $82,545 |
| Persons below poverty level | 15.2% | 10% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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See also
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