The 2021 Essex County Sheriff Democratic Primary, a Contest which saw now 10 term incumbent Armando Fountoura easilly beat back Former Newark Deputy Police Director John C. Arnold, Jr to win Renomination to what would be his last term.
While Overall a sleepy affair, Arnold, who is African American, received a sleuth of Endorsements from the african American Community, not among them however was Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, whom Arnold had faked an endorsement from.
In the end, in his loss, Arnold did well in the African American wards of Newark, as well as the progressive areas of Maplewood, South Orange, and Montclair among a few others. Performing the best in his home in Newark's Southern Ward.
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