James Solomon has been elected mayor of Jersey City, the Associated Press projects, beating former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey.

Jersey City Councilman James Solomon, left, defeated former Gov. Jim McGreevey Tuesday to become Jersey City's new mayor. (Photos by Ed Murray/New Jersey Monitor) Jersey City Councilman James Solomon ...

By 5:30 p.m. on December 1, the December sun had already set when Jake Ephros stopped by his campaign office in Jersey City’s Ward D to pick up a new voter contact list. With about twelve hours to go ...

The Jersey City mayoral race is a near three-way dead heat just a week before election day — and the mud-slinging is in full force. Ex-NJ Gov. James McGreevey — who was famously outed as a “gay ...

The race for mayor of Jersey City started with seven candidates and is now down to two -- former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey and Jersey City Councilman James Solomon. The Democrats will take part in ...

Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey’s bid for a political comeback fell short Tuesday as he lost in the race to become the next Jersey City mayor to city Councilman James Solomon. The Associated ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (PIX11) – New Jersey’s second-largest city is one week away from choosing its next mayor. Jersey City Councilman James Solomon and former Gov. Jim McGreevey are going head-to-head ...

Former Gov. Jim McGreevey, left, and Jersey City Councilman James Solomon are headed for a December runoff to decide the Jersey City mayor's race. (Photos by Ed Murray for New Jersey Monitor) The ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (PIX11) – City Councilman James Solomon has won the election for Jersey City mayor, according to the Associated Press. During his campaign, Solomon says if elected mayor, the first ...

The tight Jersey City mayoral run-off pitting sex-scandal-scarred former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey and liberal local pol James Solomon is eerily echoing New York City’s stunning showdown last ...