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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Tue May 13, 2014, 10:18 PM May 2014

Ras Baraka declares victory in Newark mayoral race

AP
NEWARK -- Ras Baraka declared victory Tuesday night in the race for mayor of Newark.

With 87 percent of the precincts reporting, Baraka led Shavar Jeffries 53 to 46 percent.

Newark residents on Tuesday chose between Baraka, a City Councilman, and Jeffries, a former state Assistant Attorney General. The winner will take the seat held by Cory Booker, who stepped down last year after bringing a dose of celebrity to the office.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/politics&id=9535920

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