Blacks Running for Office in South Jersey. See Who?

By Clyde Hughes | AC JosepH Media

ATLANTIC CITY – The New Jersey primary elections for the Democratic and Republican parties will be held Tuesday, July 7 and it is expected great meaning for many African-Americans and people of color.

There is a wide-range of African-Americans running for office, some hoping to make history while others wanting to hold on to gains already made.

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While Front Runner New Jersey does not make endorsements, the candidates named below are part of an informational list of Blacks running for public office in South Jersey. They range from some of the highest offices in the land, such as Congress, to small townships and boroughs dotted through the six counties that make up South Jersey.

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Since no county provides a list of candidates broken down by race or ethnicity, this list was compiled from hours of Internet research and interviews, so it may not be complete. We made our very best effort to identify as many African-American candidates on the ballot as possible.

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Please send us an email at clyde.hughes@yahoo.com if you notice that a candidate has been left off and will update it immediately.

South Jersey African-American primary candidates:

U.S. Senator

Democratic Primary: Cory Booker (incumbent); Lawrence “Larry” Hamm

Republican Party: Natalie Rivera

U.S. House of Representatives, Second District

Democratic Primary: Will Cunningham, John Francis

ATLANTIC COUNTY

Freeholder, District 3

Democratic Primary: Thelma Witherspoon

Republican Primary: Andrew Parker

Atlantic City

Mayor

Democratic Primary: Marty Small Sr. (incumbent), Pamela Thomas-Fields, Jimmy Whitehead

Second Ward

Democratic Primary: Latoya Dunston (incumbent), Delmar Hamilton Sr.

Buena Vista Township

Democratic Primary: David Turner (incumbent), Ronnise White (incumbent)

Egg Harbor City

Republican Primary: Clifford Mays Jr. (incumbent)

Pleasantville

Mayor

Democratic Primary: Judy Ward

At-Large

Democratic Primary: Carla Thomas

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BURLINGTON COUNTY

Bordentown Township

Democratic Primary: Aneka Miller

Burlington Township

Democratic Primary: Elrich Green

Evesham Township

Democratic Primary: Eddie Freeman III

Mount Holly

Democratic Primary: Lewis Brown (incumbent)

Westampton

Democratic Primary: Sandy Henley (incumbent)

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CAMDEN COUNTY

Freeholder

Democratic Primary: Jonathan Young (incumbent), Al Dyer

Lawnside

Democratic Primary: Rhonda Wardlow-Hurley (incumbent), Eric Wilcox Sr. (incumbent), Ervin Means, Christopher Raines

Winslow Township

Democratic Primary: Evelyn Leverett (incumbent), Marie Lawrence (incumbent), Joe Thomas

CAPE MAY COUNTY

Democratic County Committee: Julia Hankerson

CUMBERLAND COUNTY

Freeholder At-Large

Democratic Primary: Jack Surrency (incumbent), Bruce Cooper, Donna Pearson, Tracey Wells-Huggins

Fairfield Township

Democratic Primary: Tommy Clark Jr. (incumbent)

GLOUCESTER COUNTY

Freeholder

Democratic Primary: Jim Jefferson (incumbent)

Paulsboro

Democratic Primary: Joe Kidd (incumbent), Theodore Holloway (incumbent)

Woodbury

Ward 1

Democratic Primary: Donna Miller (incumbent)

SALEM COUNTY

Carneys Point Township

Democratic Primary: Charles Newton Jr. (incumbent)

Penns Grove

Democratic Primary: Carl Washington Jr. (incumbent), Jonathan Carter, Charlyn Martin

Woodstown

Democratic Primary: Valerie Spence-Lacy

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