American election
Jersey City mayoral election, 2001
The Jersey City mayoral election of 2001 was held on May 8, 2001. The mayor is popularly elected in a nonpartisan general election . The incumbent Mayor of Jersey City , Bret Schundler , did not run for re-election.
A runoff held on June 5, 2001. Glenn Cunningham was elected, becoming the first African-American mayor of Jersey City .[1] His opponent in the run-off was Thomas A. DeGise ,[2] who later became Hudson County Executive .[3] [4] [5] It was one of the most expensive local races in New Jersey history.[6]
Cunningham died in office before completing his term.[1] [7]
Election results
Gerald McCann , who had served two non-consecutive terms as Mayor of Jersey City before being convicted of fraud in a savings-and-loan scam, attempted to file a petition to run but was barred from doing so.[9]
Runoff[10]