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The 1970 Newark mayoral election was held on June 16, 1970. Incumbent mayor Hugh Addonizio ran for a third term in office but was defeated by civil engineer Kenneth A. Gibson. Gibson became the first black man elected mayor of a major city in the Northeastern United States or Eastern Seaboard.[1][2]
Gibson finished first in a primary election on May 12 but did not receive a majority of the vote. He defeated Addonizio in the run-off with 55.88% of the vote and record turnout.
Gibson would remain in office until 1986; he ran two unsuccessful campaigns for Governor of New Jersey in 1981 and 1985.
- ^ "Newark Elects Kenneth Gibson, Negro, Mayor". St. Petersburg Times. June 17, 1970. Retrieved September 27, 2013 – via New York Times Wire Services.
- ^ Sullivan, Ronald (June 17, 1970). "Gibson Defeats Addonizio in Newark Mayoral Race; Voter Turnout A Record". p. 1. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
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