Jachera Concedes to Moore in Mayoral Race

With all of the absentee ballots now counted, Republican candidate Jill Jachera has conceded the race to her opponent, Democrat Yina Moore. 

The Mercer County Clerk's office is reporting that Moore has a total of 1218 votes and Jachera has a total of 1118 votes. Only provisional votes have yet to be counted. 

While I was not successful in my bid for Mayor, I do believe that I was successful in improving our approach to governance in Princeton," read Jachera's email in part. "I believe that the new, united Princeton can be better. Our town will have the opportunity for more dialogue and more collaboration. I am hopeful that more citizens will put Princeton before Party and respect all reasonable points of view and embrace all types of diversity, even political diversity, rather than creating moats between our various constituencies. If we can do that, then Princeton will begin to have the government it deserves."

Below is the Jachera's full statement:

We have now confirmed with the Chairman of the Mercer County Board of Elections that the vote-by-mail results are official, making the results:
 
Moore - 1218
Jachera - 1118
 
Therefore, I would like to congratulate my opponent Yina Moore on her victory in the Mayoral race. 
When I decided to take on this challenge last June, I knew I had a steep mountain to climb. However, I also knew then, as I know now, that the journey would be worth the effort, regardless of the outcome.
While I was not successful in my bid for Mayor, I do believe that I was successful in improving our approach to governance in Princeton. I believe that the new, united Princeton can be better. Our town will have the opportunity for more dialogue and more collaboration. I am hopeful that more citizens will put Princeton before Party and respect all reasonable points of view and embrace all types of diversity, even political diversity, rather than creating moats between our various constituencies. If we can do that, then Princeton will begin to have the government it deserves.
I sincerely hope that the desire for change expressed by the 1118 Princeton Borough residents who voted for me will be not be ignored by Mayor Moore and Council. I hope they will listen to all of our residents in the important transition year ahead, because Princeton deserves better.
Thank you to everyone who helped in this campaign. We ran an organized, professional, positive, issue-based campaign and it would not have been possible without the help of all of our terrific volunteers and financial donors. We brought together democrats, republicans and independents for a true team effort. 
  
Please remember that our efforts have not been in vain. We have made the political process work and of this, we should be very proud. Please remain engaged.