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==Government== ===Local government=== {{further|Mayor of East Newark, New Jersey}} East Newark is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the most commonly used form of government in the state.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected [[direct election|directly]] by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 142.</ref> The borough form of government used by East Newark is a "[[weak mayor]] / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can [[veto]] ordinances subject to an [[veto override|override]] by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=2014-09-24 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]]. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> {{As of|2020}}, the [[Mayor of East Newark, New Jersey|Mayor of East Newark]] is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Dina M. Grilo, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027; Mayor Grilo is the first woman to serve as East Newark's mayor, having defeated Democratic-turned-Republican incumbent mayor Joseph Smith in the 2019 local election.<ref>Sibayan, Reena Rose. [https://www.nj.com/galleries/KAUKUP7RZZEDLOVJDTWURGR3LQ/ "Grilo sworn in as East Newark's first female mayor"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', January 3, 2020. Accessed March 29, 2020. "Dina Grilo is sworn in as East Newark's first female mayor by State Sen. Nicholas Sacco on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, at the senior center."</ref> Members of the East Newark Borough Council are Jeanne Zincavage (D), Jessica Diaz (D), Rose M. Evaristo (D), Kenneth J. Graham (D), Christopher Reis (D), and Acacio de Oliveira (D).<ref name=ElectedOfficials>[http://www.boroughofeastnewark.com/directory Elected Officials], Borough of East Newark. Accessed May 22, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.boroughofeastnewark.com/_Content/pdf/budgets/2021-Adopted-Budget.pdf#page=10 2021 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of East Newark. Accessed May 22, 2022.</ref><ref name=HudsonDirectory>[https://www.hudsoncountyclerk.org/elected-officials/ Elected Officials], [[Hudson County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed May 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Hudson2021>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Hudson/111524/web.278093/#/summary General Election November 2, 2021 Official results], [[Hudson County, New Jersey]], updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Hudson2020>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Hudson/107150/web.264614/ Hudson County General Election November 3, 2020 Official Results], [[Hudson County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 19, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Hudson2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Hudson/98893/Web02.235350/#/ Hudson County General Election 2018 Statement of Vote November 5, 2019], [[Hudson County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 13, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref> ===Federal, state and county representation=== East Newark is located in the 8th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 29th state legislative district.<ref>[https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref> {{NJ Congress 08}} {{NJ Senate}} {{NJ Legislative 29}} {{NJ Hudson County Freeholders}} ===Politics=== As of March 2011, there were a total of 753 registered voters in East Newark, of which 469 (62.3%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 35 (4.6%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 249 (33.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were no voters registered to other parties.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-hudson-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Hudson], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 82.3% of the vote (400 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 16.5% (80 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (6 votes), among the 492 ballots cast by the borough's 844 registered voters (6 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 58.3%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-hudson.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Hudson County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-hudson.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Hudson County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 76.0% of the vote (414 cast), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 22.6% (123 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (4 votes), among the 545 ballots cast by the borough's 904 registered voters, for a turnout of 60.3%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-hudson.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hudson County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 71.2% of the vote (337 ballots cast), outpolling Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 26.4% (125 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (6 votes), among the 473 ballots cast by the borough's 800 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 59.1.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hudson_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Hudson County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;" |+ Presidential Elections Results !Year ![[Republican Party (New Jersey)|Republican]] ![[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|Democratic]] ![[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]] |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2024]]<ref name="2024Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-hudson.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 5, 2024 - Hudson County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2024}}</ref>''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.7% ''258'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.3%''' ''290'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.0% ''14'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020|2020]]<ref name="2020Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-hudson.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 3, 2020 - Hudson County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref>''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.7% ''201'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''64.4%''' ''408'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.9% ''10'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016]]<ref name="2016Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-hudson.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 8, 2016 - Hudson County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2017}}</ref>''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|24.6% ''135'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''71.4%''' ''392'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.8% ''21'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012]]<ref name=2012Election>{{Cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-hudson.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Hudson County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref>''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|16.5% ''80'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''82.3%''' ''400'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.2% ''6'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008]]'''<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-hudson.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hudson County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 24, 2024.</ref> | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|22.6% ''123'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''76.0%''' ''414'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.7% ''4'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004]]'''<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hudson_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Hudson County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520184200/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hudson_co_2004.pdf |date=May 20, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref> | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|26.4% ''125'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''71.2%''' ''337'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.8% ''6'' |- |} In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] received 64.9% of the vote (148 cast), ahead of Republican [[Chris Christie]] with 32.9% (75 votes), and other candidates with 2.2% (5 votes), among the 232 ballots cast by the borough's 884 registered voters (4 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 26.2%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-hudson.pdf |title=Governor - Hudson County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-hudson.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Hudson County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] received 71.8% of the vote (234 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 21.8% (71 votes) and Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 4.0% (13 votes), among the 326 ballots cast by the borough's 765 registered voters, yielding a 42.6% turnout.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120822214207/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-hudson.pdf 2009 Governor: Hudson County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref>
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