1997 Jersey City mayoral election

1997 Jersey City mayoral election
June 24, 1997
 
Candidate Bret Schundler Jerramiah Healy
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 25,115 17,933
Percentage 58.3% 41.7%
Mayor before election

Bret Schundler
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Bret Schundler
Nonpartisan

The 1997 Jersey City mayoral election was held on June 25, 1997. Incumbent mayor Bret Schundler, who won a special election in 1992 and was re-elected to a full term in 1993, was elected to a second consecutive term over Jerramiah Healy. In the primary election held on May 14, Schundler was nearly re-elected by securing a majority of the vote, but he received two votes fewer than necessary.

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