Incumbent Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora and challenger Corey McNair appear to be headed for a runoff election in New Jersey's capital city.

At 9;15 p.m., the pair were far ahead of the pack of candidates and neither appeared in a position to land 50 percent plus one of the total city vote.

Story from The Jersey Vindicator:

Incumbent Trenton Mayor W. Reed Gusciora will face police detective and political newcomer Corey Isiah McNair in a December runoff election after neither candidate secured a majority of the vote in Tuesday’s six-way mayoral race.

McNair led the field with 4,417 votes, or 37.12%, while Gusciora finished second with 2,767 votes, or 23.25%, according to unofficial Mercer County election results. All districts had reported as of Tuesday night.

McNair finished 1,650 votes ahead of Gusciora, a margin of nearly 14 percentage points. The two candidates will face off Dec. 8 in the first mayoral runoff in New Jersey’s capital city since 2018.