6 Candidates Head To Hoboken Council Runoff: See Final List And Vote Totals

HOBOKEN, NJ — After a heated mayoral and council election last Tuesday, the two top vote-getting mayoral candidates and six top council candidates will face off in a runoff on Dec. 2. Voters can choose one mayoral candidate and three council candidates.

Hoboken residents who haven't registered to vote in town yet can do so by this coming Wednesday. The Hoboken City Clerk's Office at 94 Washington St. will be open until 9 p.m. that day to accept voter registration applications in person, or residents can submit them online at https://voter.svrs.nj.gov/register.

Hoboken has one full-time mayor and nine council representatives. Of the City Council, three members are at-large, representing the entire town, while six represent the towns' wards.

The Dec. 2 mayoral runoff will include current Councilwoman Emily Jabbour, who received the most votes on Tuesday, facing off against Councilman Michael Russo.

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A runoff occurs when no candidate amasses more than 50 percent of the vote.

Who's In Council Runoff

The six top-scoring council candidates will also run again in the Dec. 2 runoff for three at-large seats.

On Monday afternoon, the city said that these candidates were finalized for the council runoff, in alphabetical order. Their vote count is as of noon on Monday:

• Steve Firestone: 4,637
• Peter Keeling: 3,788
• Caitlin Layson: 4,973
• Nicole Magana: 3,767
• Joe Quintero (council incumbent): 4,854
• Elizabeth "Liz" Urtecho: 3,660

The winner in the 6th Ward race, to replace late Councilwoman Jen Giattino, was Diane Imus, who won her race outright.

(Candidates in Jersey City's mayoral race will face off in a runoff the same day; read more here.)

Patch posted profiles and Q&A with the mayoral candidates last month. Read them here:

• Emily Jabbour
• Michael Russo

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Hoboken's salary ordinance states that the next mayor will be paid $130,000 and the Hoboken City Council members are paid $35,000. The council president and vice president start at $40,000 and $37,500, plus benefits.

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