James Solomon was elected mayor of Jersey City on Tuesday, thwarting former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey's bid for a political comeback more than two decades after a scandalous resignation.
Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey, who was running for mayor of Jersey City, the state's second-largest city, came up short on Tuesday in a runoff election.
Former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey loses Jersey City mayoral runoff to councilman James Solomon, marking another failed political comeback attempt.
James Solomon has been elected mayor of Jersey City, thwarting former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey's bid for a political comeback. Solomon, a city council member since 2017, defeated McGreevey ...
Mr. Solomon was elected mayor over Mr. McGreevey, who was hoping for a comeback after resigning in 2004 as New Jersey's governor in the midst of a sex scandal.
Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey's bid for a political comeback comes down to a runoff election against an opponent who has denounced him and his scandal-stained exit from the governor's office as the epitome of "politics of the past."
Voters in New Jersey's second-largest city will get another chance to elect a new mayor Tuesday in a runoff election. Councilman James Solomon and former Gov.