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The Hoboken mayoral election of 2005 is an election that was held on May 10, 2005 in Hoboken, New Jersey for Hoboken residents, in which the Mayor of Hoboken was chosen based on the number of votes. However, none of the five mayoral candidate was able to obtain at least 50% of the vote. The top two vote-getters, David Roberts and Carol Marsh, ran on June 14 in a runoff election, and Roberts won 5,761 to 4,239 (votes). In the May 10 election, Roberts got 39% of the votes and Marsh got 27% of the vote.
There were also 17 people running for 3 at-large seats on the Hoboken City Council, but in the same manner as those running for mayor, no candidate could get a majority, so the 6 people running for council that got the most votes were in the June 14 runoff election (everyone on Robert's team and everyone on Marsh's team). Since the start of the election, there were only 3 spots available on the council, so only 3 of the 17 running for Hoboken City Council (17.6%) would be successful. Those 3 people are now going to be people from Roberts' team. Each position that the candidates were running for is a 4-year term.
There was a miscommunication on the night of May 10, 2005, when the people at Roberts' headquarters announced over a megaphone to a crowd of supporters that Roberts was going to win the election. Either they didn't get the correct information in time, or they came to a conclusion too quickly, because an hour after the announcement it was found that neither Roberts nor Marsh had gained 50% of the vote (which is required).
Evelyn Smith, the vice president of the Hoboken NAACP, came in last with only 289 votes. However, Smith wasn't upset with her defeat, saying "It was pretty much what I expected."
Independent Scott Delea also knew from the very start that his chances of winning were small. The Hoboken Reporter Volume 22 Number 37 said the following about Delea: "[Delea] received an extremely strong showing for a political newcomer. Internet marketing executive Scott Delea obtained [1,336] votes. That total means that about 13 percent of all voters pushed the lever for Delea. With little budget but a strong work ethic, Delea was able to beat out the entire slates of Smith and Russo, which is no small feat." In an advertisement in the Hoboken Reporter Volume 22 Number 36, Scott Delea said the following: "When you vote for a political team, you're voting for people pledged to represent a mayoral candidate's interests. When you vote for an independent, such as myself, you're electing a Council voice that represents your interests." However, despite his attempt, Delea was unable to win.
| Candidate | Office running for | Running with (in team) | Won or lost | Votes given |
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| David Roberts | Mayor of Hoboken (re-election) | Ruben Ramos Jr., Theresa LaBruno, Peter Cammarano | Won | May 10: 3,803; June 14 Runoff: 5,761 |
| Carol Marsh | Mayor of Hoboken | Inés García-Keim, Anthony Soares, Brian Urbano | Lost in runoff | May 10: 2,976; June 14 Runoff: 4,239 |
| Frank "Pupie" Raia | Mayor of Hoboken | Theresa Burns, Anthony Mussara, Ron Rosenberg | Lost | 2,004 |
| Michael Russo | Mayor of Hoboken | Genevy Dimitrion, Manny Ortega, Brian Keller | Lost | 1,259 |
| Evelyn Smith | Mayor of Hoboken | Carrie Gilliard, Diane Nieves, Elizabeth Falco | Lost | 289 |
| Ruben Ramos Jr. | Hoboken City Council | David Roberts, Theresa LaBruno, Peter Cammarano | Won | May 10: 3,527; June 14 Runoff: 5,344 |
| Theresa LaBruno | Hoboken City Council | David Roberts, Ruben Ramos Jr., Peter Cammarano | Won | May 10: 3,182; June 14 Runoff: 5,067 |
| Peter Cammarano | Hoboken City Council | David Roberts, Ruben Ramos Jr., Theresa LaBruno | Won | May 10: 2,785; June 14 Runoff: 4,982 |
| Inés García-Keim | Hoboken City Council | Carol Marsh, Anthony Soares, Brian Urbano | Lost in runoff | May 10: 2,492; June 14 Runoff: 3,949 |
| Anthony Soares | Hoboken City Council | Carol Marsh, Inés García-Keim, Brian Urbano | Lost in runoff | May 10: 2,838; June 14 Runoff: 4,074 |
| Brian Urbano | Hoboken City Council | Carol Marsh, Inés García-Keim, Anthony Soares | Lost in runoff | May 10: 2,287; June 14 Runoff: 3,863 |
| Theresa Burns | Hoboken City Council | Frank "Pupie" Raia, Anthony Mussara, Ron Rosenberg | Lost | 1,701 |
| Anthony Mussara | Hoboken City Council | Frank "Pupie" Raia | Lost | 1,628 |
| Ron Rosenberg | Hoboken City Council | Frank "Pupie" Raia, Theresa Burns, Anthony Mussara, | Lost | 1,590 |
| Genevy Dimitrion | Hoboken City Council | Michael Russo, Manny Ortega, Brian Keller | Lost | 640 |
| Manny Ortega | Hoboken City Council | Michael Russo, Genevy Dimitrion, Brian Keller | Lost | 760 |
| Brian Keller | Hoboken City Council | Michael Russo, Genevy Dimitrion, Manny Ortega | Lost | 666 |
| Carrie Gilliard | Hoboken City Council | Evelyn Smith, Diane Nieves, Elizabeth Falco | Lost | 301 |
| Diane Nieves | Hoboken City Council | Evelyn Smith, Carrie Gilliard, Elizabeth Falco | Lost | 320 |
| Elizabeth Falco | Hoboken City Council | Evelyn Smith, Carrie Gilliard, Diane Nieves | Lost | 516 |
| Andrew Amato (independent) | Hoboken City Council | None | Lost | 566 |
| Scott Delea (independent) | Hoboken City Council | None | Lost | 1,336 |