Incumbents in Plainsboro easily retained their seats on the township committee, but Republican challenger Matthew Greenberg made a respectable showing.
Ed Yates tallied the most votes with 2,154, and fellow Democrat David Bander followed close behind with 2,113. The 18-year-old Greenberg received 1,359 votes.
Greenberg is the second young Republican to emerge on the Plainsboro political scene in the past few years. In 2011 27-year-old Krishna Jagannathan ran against long-time mayor Peter Cantu. Jannathan lost that election with 690 votes to Cantu’s 1,802.
In New Jersey’s 14th legislative district, incumbent state senator and Plainsboro resident Linda Greenstein declared victory over Republican Peter Inverso of Hamilton. State-wide redistricting, which added Republican-leaning Hamilton Township to Greenstein’s district, made for a close race: unofficial counts showed Greenstein the winner by just 1,240 votes — 30,999 to 29,759.
Inverso has not yet conceded the race to Greenstein. In remarks made on election night he said he would never concede or congratulate her because of the negative campaign she ran against him. At press time, the Inverso campaign was considering seeking a recount, citing districts where the vote count differed greatly from what was expected.
