Township Deputy Mayor Liz Lempert will be the Democratic nominee for mayor of the municipality that will be created when the Borough and the Township consolidate on January 1, 2013.

Unofficial vote counts on Tuesday evening indicated that Ms. Lempert received 2,055 votes; her opponent, Borough Councilman Kevin Wilkes, received 1,105.

Richard C. Woodbridge, who ran unopposed as the Republican mayoral candidate, received 481 votes, and Geoff Aton, the single Republican candidate for Council, garnered 438 votes.

Democratic winners on Tuesday who will run for Council in the November election included Borough Councilwomen Jenny Crumiller (1,923 votes), Jo Butler (1,755 votes), and Heather Howard (2,187 votes); Township Committeemen Bernie Miller (2,170 votes) and Lance Liverman (2,208 votes); and Consolidation Commission member Patrick Simon (1,941 votes). Other candidates who ran were Borough Councilman Roger Martindell (1,041 votes); Scott Sillars (1,413 votes); and Tamera Matteo (1,326 votes).

Although Sue Nemeth won locally with 2,175 votes to Marie Corfield’s 729, she lost her bid for a seat in the Democratic General Assembly to Ms. Corfield. Donna Simon (463 votes) ran unopposed as Republican nominee.

This was the first time the Borough and the Township voted as a consolidated Princeton, and many area residents found themselves voting in new locations as a result of the newly created 22 voting districts. Previously, the Borough had 10 districts and the Township 14.

The purpose of the primary election, which is held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June, is to nominate party candidates who will run in the general election, and to elect party members of the State and County Committees.