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  Langford, Lorenzo
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NameLorenzo Langford
Address1059 Monroe Avenue
Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401, United States
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Oct 04, 2011 12:35pm
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InfoLorenzo Tyrone Langford is the mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey and the resort city's second African American mayor.

Langford was educated in the Atlantic City public school system and graduated from Atlantic City High School, Class of 1974. He first went to Atlantic Community College and then to North Carolina Central University where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. Langford worked at casinos for 10 years, first as a dealer and eventually as a pit boss, but left when he was elected to City Council.

In 1992, Langford ran for City Council in the Fourth Ward and defeated the incumbent Council President in an upset. He was twice re-elected to his ward seat while unsuccessfully running for mayor in 1994 and 1998 against incumbent Jim Whelan. (Wikipedia has this incorrect.)

On November 6, 2001, Langford was elected mayor, defeating Whelan 56 to 43 percent on the strength of absentee ballots.

Langford left office at the end of his term after losing the 2005 primary to Bob Levy.

In the special election mayoral primary in June 2008 following Levy's resignation, Langford defeated incumbent mayor Scott Evans. Langford easily won the special mayoral election on November 4, 2008 by a wide margin to serve out the remainder of Levy's term.

Backed by the local Democratic organization, Langford won a contentious June 2009 primary election against 2nd Ward Councilman Martin Small, who was supported by Whelan. In the November General Election, Langford won a full four year term by defeating Republican candidate Jesse Kurtz with nearly a three to one margin. New Jersey's Attorney General has brought voter fraud charges against Small and 13 campaign workers for allegedly submitting absentee ballots for people who did not vote.

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  11/05/2013 Mayor of Atlantic City Lost 46.15% (-4.71%)
  06/04/2013 Mayor of Atlantic City - D Primary Won 50.03% (+17.41%)
  11/03/2009 Mayor of Atlantic City Won 59.88% (+36.80%)
  06/02/2009 Mayor of Atlantic City - D Primary Won 60.27% (+38.71%)
  11/04/2008 Mayor of Atlantic City - Special Election Won 67.83% (+44.99%)
  06/03/2008 Mayor of Atlantic City - Special D Primary Won 54.71% (+15.04%)
  06/07/2005 Mayor of Atlantic City - D Primary Lost 45.64% (-8.71%)
  11/06/2001 Mayor of Atlantic City Won 56.63% (+13.26%)
  05/12/1998 Mayor of Atlantic City Lost 40.02% (-15.27%)
  05/10/1994 Mayor of Atlantic City Lost 24.86% (-32.75%)
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  11/08/2011 NJ State Senate 02 Lost 0.00% (-53.41%)
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