1992 Jersey City special mayoral election

1992 Jersey City special mayoral election
November 3, 1992
Turnout74.86%
 
Candidate Bret Schundler Louis Manzo Marilyn Roman
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 10,681 8,914 7,691
Percentage 17.6% 14.7% 12.7%
 
Candidate Joseph Charles Willie Flood James A. McLaughlin
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 7,205 6,216 6,037
Percentage 11.9% 10.2% 10.0%
 
Candidate Allen Manzo Jaime Vazquez
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 4,591 3,922
Percentage 7.6% 6.5%
Mayor before election

Joseph Rakowski
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Bret Schundler
Nonpartisan

The 1992 Jersey City special mayoral election was held on November 3, 1992. The election filled a vacancy created when mayor of Jersey City Gerald McCann was convicted on federal criminal charges. It was noted for the large number of competitive candidates and the low threshold for election. Bret Schundler won with less than 18 percent of the vote to become the first Republican mayor of Jersey City since 1917 and the first elected since 1905.

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