Coming off his unsuccessful bid for Governor last year, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka tonight won reelection in his hometown, securing a fourth, four-year term.

It was a difficult election for Baraka in some ways, as social media posts by the opposition appeared to gain traction, creating an almost Carlos Castenada-like separate reality that hardly reflected the streets.

Baraka denounced the atmosphere as "Silly," and met charges of remoteness with a challenge to his rivals to essentially get real.

In the end, he prevailed with little trouble.

A blowout, in fact.

The at-large contest was another story, as it looked like the top eight finishers would

head to a runoff.

As of right now that would be Luis Quintana, Larry Crump, Louisa Scott-Rountree, Donna Jackson, Josephine Garcia, Rasheen Peppers, Altarik White, and Lynda Lloyd.

The South Ward also appeared headed toward a runoff between incumbent Councilman Patrick Council and challenger Asia Norton.

Council received 46% of the vote or 2,165 of a total 4,694 while Norton received 1,093 to place second in a field of seven.

In addition, Baraka ally Central Ward Councilwoman Amina Bey appeared victorious: