Black and Latino Candidates Running for Office in South Jersey June 8
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By Clyde Hughes | AC JosepH Media
ATLANTIC CITY — African Americans and Latinos are running for public offices throughout South Jersey.
Front Runner New Jersey has tried its best to find out as many of the candidates running for office in the June 8 primary and November general election. Below is our list. Please email Clyde Hughes at clyde.hughes@yahoo.com if you or someone you know has been left off the list so we can update it as soon as possible.
Incumbents are listed with a (*) after their name.
STATE OFFICES
Legislative District 1
Senate: Yolanda Garcia Balicki (Democratic Primary)
Assembly: Christopher Wilson (Democratic Primary); Antwan McClellan* (Republican Primary)
Legislative District 3
Assembly: Adam Taliaferro* (Democratic Primary)
Legislative District 4
Assembly: Gabriela Mosquera* (Democratic Primary
Legislative District 5
Senate: Nilsa Cruz-Perez* (Democratic Primary)
Assembly: William Spearman* (Democratic Primary)
Legislative District 7
Senate: Troy Singleton* (Democratic Primary)
Assembly: Dr. Herb Conaway* (Democratic Primary)
ATLANTIC COUNTY
Commissioner At Large: Celeste Fernandez (Democratic Primary)
2nd District: Jelani Gandy (Democratic Primary)
Atlantic City
Mayor: Marty Small Sr.* (Democratic Primary), Jimmy Whitehead (Independent)
At-Large: Suhel Ahmed, Aaron Carrington, Geoff Dorsey, Shameeka Harvey-Cottman, Stephanie Marshall, Bruce Weekes (Democratic Primary)
Buena Vista Township
Committee: Ronnise White (Democratic Primary)
Egg Harbor City
Council: Eladia Rivera (Democratic Primary)
Egg Harbor Township
Committee: Ray Ellis Jr.*, Andrew Parker* (Republican Primary)
Hamilton Township
Committee: Rodney Guishard*, Dr. Robin Moore (Democratic Primary)
Pleasantville
Ward 1: Danny Adcock, Lawrence “Tony” Davenport (Democratic Primary)
Ward 2: Bertilo “Bert” Correa, Douglas Harmon (Democratic Primary)
BURLINGTON COUNTY
County Commissioner: Felicia Hopson* (Democratic Primary)
Moorestown Township
Council: Quinton Law*
CAMDEN COUNTY
Commissioner: Al Dyer (Democratic Primary)
Camden
Mayor: Victor Carstarphen, Elton Custis, Luis Quinones, Felicia Reyes-Morton
At-Large: Angel Fuentes, Shelia Davis, Aasim Johnson, Carmen Lozada-Cooper, Hector Rojas, Nohemi Soria-Cruz.
Lawnside
Council: Dawn Wright-McLeod
Chesilhurst
Council: Pearlie Lee
CAPE MAY COUNTY
Middle Township
Committee: Quanette Vassar-McNeal (Democratic Primary)
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Fairfield Township
Committee: Mike Peterson (Democratic Primary)*
Millville:
Commission At Large: Kuan Bowleg, Bruce Cooper* (Democratic Primary)
SALEM COUNTY
Commissioner: Nelson Carney (Democratic Primary)
Woodstown
Council: Stacy Shorter-Carney Democratic Primary)*
Salem
East Ward: Vaughn Groce*
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