Ras Baraka Wins 4th Newark Term With Over 50% of Vote
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Updated · Fox News · May 13
Ras Baraka Wins 4th Newark Term With Over 50% of Vote
6 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 13
More than 50% of Tuesday's vote gave Newark Mayor Ras Baraka a fourth term, putting him ahead of seven challengers and eliminating the need for a November runoff.
Baraka entered the race with heightened statewide visibility after his arrest last year outside Newark's ICE detention facility during an anti-ICE protest; the charges were later dropped.
The Newark contest was technically nonpartisan, though Baraka is a Democrat and has been widely viewed as one of the country's more progressive big-city mayors.
His re-election follows a broader political rise in New Jersey: he later ran for governor, finished second to Mikie Sherrill in the Democratic primary, and Sherrill went on to win the governorship.
After his re-election, can Mayor Baraka's lawsuit redefine the limits of federal power in American cities?
A mayor was arrested, a congresswoman charged. Where is the line between federal law enforcement and local officials' oversight rights?
With detention centers expanding and deaths rising, what accountability exists for the private companies running these controversial federal facilities?