2026 Newark mayoral race

IJR Line — pollster average adjusted by community Influence

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Where they stand

Expand an issue for what they've actually said, cited

Issue	Baraka	Salters
	Opposes stricter penalties	Unknown
Housing costs	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes vouchers/ESAs	Unknown
Parents' rights in education	Unknown	Unknown
Fentanyl & drug enforcement	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes more drilling	Unknown
	Opposes restrictions	Unknown
	Supports LGBT causes	Unknown
Medical gender transition for minors	Unknown	Unknown
Women's sports	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes ID requirement	Unknown
	Opposes mail-vote limits	Unknown
	Opposes tax cuts	Unknown
	Supports larger gov role	Unknown
	Opposes strict enforcement	Unknown
	Opposes withholding funds	Unknown
Gun policy (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
Marijuana legalization (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
Regulation & permitting (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
EV mandates (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
	Race Driven - Pro DEI	Unknown
Social Security & Medicare (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
Student loan forgiveness (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
Federal spending & debt (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
Congressional term limits (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
Congressional stock trading (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
Free speech & tech censorship (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
Israel (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
Ukraine aid (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
China & trade (federal)	Unknown	Unknown

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