Jersey City’s mayoral race is neck and neck as local Councilman James Solomon has made double-digit gains on former Gov. Jim McGreevey in the past year, a new poll shows.
Solomon gained 10 points on McGreevey between August 2024 and July 2025, jumping from 16% to 26% in winning over voters, according to the Impact Research poll shared with The Post by Solomon’s camp.
McGreevey, on the other hand, dropped a point during that time — landing him with 27% of the vote as of August.
That makes the race for Jersey City’s leadership a 1-point game between the two Democratic candidates among decided voters just months ahead of the November election.
About 22% of voters remains undecided, the poll found.
“The reason James Solomon is rising in the polls and is going to win this election while others stall is simple: This is a change election, and James is the only real change candidate,” Solomon’s campaign manager, Stuart Thomas, told The Post.
“James has run a campaign laser-focused on the issues that matter to Jersey City, housing affordability, cost of living, and creating a better quality of life for everyone, and we’re going to keep hammering that from now until November,” he added.
Solomon’s name recognition has also soared in the past year, the poll found — with 73% of voters knowing his name as of August, compared to 45% the year before.
McGreevey’s scandal-plagued past has dogged him since he announced his run in 2023, with the poll finding his favorability among voters split almost evenly. About 43% of respondents said they look on him favorably, with 44% viewing him as unfavorable.
The former governor’s mayoral bid marked a return to politics since he resigned from leading New Jersey in 2004 after he was caught having an extramarital affair with a male staffer.
Jersey City’s incumbent mayor, Steven Fulop declined to run for re-election in favor of a gubernatorial bid.
