Hoboken Election of 2005 - Election Facts

Election Facts

  • By July 1, 2005, 8 of 9 Hoboken councilmembers will be in support of Roberts
  • Senator Bernard Kenny, County Executive Thomas DeGise, Freeholders Maurice Fitzgibbons and Silverio Vega and Weehawken mayor Richard Turner supported Roberts
  • After losing in the May 10 election, mayoral candidates Frank "Pupie" Raia and Michael Russo endorsed Roberts, which means that most of the people who voted for Raia or Russo voted for Roberts on June 14
  • Roberts was seen as the "Old Hoboken" candidate, and Marsh was seen as the reformer
  • The Hudson County Democratic Organization gave the Roberts' organizations $277,000 (in 2005)
  • The Election fund of senator Kennedy gave the Roberts team $56,800
  • The Roberts team raised $913,452
  • The Marsh team raised $172,604
  • For the Roberts team, $200 was raised per voter. For the Marsh team, $43 was raised per voter.

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