List of mayors of Newark, New Jersey - wikipedia List of mayors of Newark, New Jersey Mayor of the City of Newark Incumbent Ras Baraka since July 1, 2014 Style His Honor Residence Private Term length Four years ; may serve consecutive terms Inaugural holder William Halsey Formation 1836 Salary $130,721 in 2015 Website Office of the Mayor ( Official ) The Mayor of the City of Newark is the head of the executive branch of government of Newark, New Jersey, United States. The mayor has the duty to enforce the municipal charter and ordinances ; prepare the annual budget ; appoint deputy mayors, department heads, and aides ; and approve or veto ordinances passed by the City Council. Newark, New Jersey, was founded in 1666 and became a township on October 31, 1693, and granted a Royal charter on April 27, 1713. It was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, and reincorporated as city in 1836. The Mayor of Newark is elected for a four - year term. Municipal elections in city are nonpartisan and are held on the 2nd Tuesday in May. The current mayor Ras Baraka was elected in the Newark mayoral election on May 13, 2014. The 2018 Newark mayoral election took place on May 8, 2018. Mayors Mayors of Newark # Mayor Term start Term end Notes Party William Halsey 1836 1837 Whig William Halsey was the first Mayor of Newark. Theodore Frelinghuysen 1837 1838 Whig James Miller 1838 1840 Whig Oliver Spencer Halstead 1840 1841 Whig William Wright 1841 1843 Whig 6 Stephen Dod 1844 1845 Whig 7 Isaac Baldwin 1845 1846 Whig 8 Beach Vanderpool 1846 1848 Whig 9 James Miller 1848 1851 Whig 10 James M. Quinby 1851 1854 Whig 11 Horace J. Poinier 1854 1857 Republican 12 Moses Bigelow 1857 1864 Democratic 13 Theodore Runyon 1864 1866 Democratic 14 Thomas Baldwin Peddie 1866 1870 Republican 15 Frederick William Ricord 1870 1874 Republican 16 Nehemiah Perry 1874 1876 Democratic 17 Henry J. Yates 1876 1880 Republican 18 William H.F. Fiedler 1880 1882 Democratic 19 Henry Lang 1882 1884 Republican 20 Joseph E. Haynes 1884 1894 Democratic 21 Julius A. Lebkuecher 1894 1896 Republican 22 James M. Seymour January 1, 1896 January 1, 1903 Democratic 23 Henry Meade Doremus January 1, 1903 January 1, 1907 Republican 24 Jacob Haussling January 1, 1907 January 1, 1915 Democratic 25 Thomas Lynch Raymond January 1, 1915 January 1, 1917 Republican 26 Charles P. Gillen January 1, 1917 January 1, 1921 Democratic 27 Alexander Archibald January 1, 1921 February 11, 1922 Democratic 28 Frederick C. Breidenbach February 11, 1922 January 1, 1925 Republican 29 Thomas Lynch Raymond January 1, 1925 January 1, 1928 Republican 30 Jerome T. Congleton January 1, 1928 January 1, 1933 Republican 31 Meyer C. Ellenstein January 1, 1933 January 1, 1941 Republican 32 Vincent J. Murphy January 1, 1941 January 1, 1949 Democratic 33 Ralph A. Villani January 1, 1949 January 1, 1953 Republican 34 Leo P. Carlin July 1, 1953 July 1, 1962 Democratic 35 Hugh Joseph Addonizio July 1, 1962 July 1, 1970 Democratic 36 Kenneth Allen Gibson July 1, 1970 July 1, 1986 Democratic Kenneth Allen Gibson was the first African - American Mayor of Newark. He was the first African American elected mayor of any major Northeastern United States city. 37 Sharpe James July 1, 1986 July 1, 2006 Democratic He served for 20 years. 38 Cory Booker July 1, 2006 October 31, 2013 Democratic 39 Luis A. Quintana November 4, 2013 July 1, 2014 Democratic 40 Ras Baraka July 1, 2014 Incumbent Democratic Ras Baraka is the current Mayor of Newark. He has been serving for 7003157800000000000 ♠ 4 years, 117 days. See also List of elected officials in Newark, New Jersey Newark mayoral election, 2014 History of Newark, New Jersey References Jump up ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey 's Civil Boundaries : 1606 - 1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography ; Trenton, New Jersey ; 1969. p. 130. Accessed February 14, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Newark celebrates 175 years as incorporated city ''. NJ.com. 2011 - 11 - 10. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 30. Jump up ^ Pomper, Gerald M. ( 1988 ), Voters, Elections, and Parties : The Practice of Democratic Theory, Transaction Publishers Jump up ^ Moszczynski, Joe ( September 26, 2010 ). `` N.J. municipalities consider moving non-partisan elections from May to November ''. The Star - Ledger. Retrieved 2013 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ Nix, Naomi ( May 14, 2014 ). `` Baraka joins a long list of Newark mayors ''. The Star - Ledger. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Newark Elects Kenneth Gibson, Negro, Mayor ''. St. Petersburg Times. 1970 - 06 - 17. Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 27 -- via New York Times Wire Services. Mayors of Newark Halsey Frelinghuysen Miller Halstead Wright Dod Baldwin Vanderpool Miller Quinby Poinier Bigelow Runyon Peddie Ricord Perry Yates Fiedler Lang Haynes Lebkuecher Seymour Doremus Haussling Raymond Gillen Archibald Breidenbach Raymond Congleton Ellenstein Murphy Villani Carlin Addonizio Gibson James Booker Quintana Baraka Mayor and Municipal Council of Newark, New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka Members - At - Large Mildred C. Crump ( President ) Carlos M. Gonzalez Eddie Osborne Luis A. Quintana Ward North : Anibal Ramos, Jr. South : John Sharpe James Central : LaMonica McIver East : Augusto Amador West : Joseph McCallum Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_mayors_of_Newark,_New_Jersey&oldid=861186421 '' Categories : Mayors of Newark, New Jersey Lists of mayors of places in New Jersey Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 25 September 2018, at 18 : 09 ( UTC ). 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Question: how much does the mayor of newark nj make
Answer: $130,721 in 2015