1994 Newark mayoral election

The 1994 election for Mayor of Newark took place in Newark, the most populous city in the state of New Jersey, on May 10, 1994. Elections for all seats on the nine-member Municipal Council of Newark were held the same day. A runoff election, if necessary, would have taken place. Elections in the city are non-partisan and candidates are not listed by political party. Incumbent Mayor Sharpe James was re-elected to his third term in office.

Despite his loss, Ras Baraka would successfully run again for mayor of Newark 20 years later.

Declared

 * Sharpe James, incumbent Mayor of Newark
 * Ras Baraka, author and future mayor of Newark
 * Colleen Walton, podiatrist

Though all elections are non-partisan, all candidates are registered Democrats and Newark is a heavily Democratic city.

Results
If no candidate received 50% of the vote, the race would have continued to a run-off between the top two candidates from the first round.

James received 64% of the total vote, securing re-election.