By ictoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer
Today is primary day and voters in the Princetons will be heading to the polls to choose the candidates they want to see on the ballot for the general election.
The only contested race is in Princeton Borough, where two Democrats Councilman David Goldfarb and newcomer Yina Moore are vying for the nod for the mayor’s seat.
Neither candidate gathered enough support from the Princeton Community Democratic Organization for an endorsement.
A write-in campaign is being mounted by Republican Jill Jachera for the seat.
Write-in candidates in the borough for a Republican candidate must receive a minimum of 14 votes to be eligible to appear on the November ballot; Democrats must have 25 write-in votes.
For the two council seats that are up, Councilwoman Barbara Trelstad is running for re-election and newcomer Heather Howard joins her on the Democratic ticket. Both had full support from the Democratis organization.
Republicans Peter Marks and Dudley Sipprelle are seeking support from voters as they look to move advance to the November ballot.
In Princeton Township, Democratic Committee members Bernie Miller and Sue Nemeth are seeking to retain their seats and have the support of the Democrats.
They will be challenged by Republicans Geoff Aton and Mark Scheibner in November.
With a full slate of candidates in the township, a write-in candidate must receive more votes than the slated candidate to appear on the November ballot.
In primary elections, registered voters may cast ballots in their chosen party. Registered voters cannot vote for another party.
Unaffiliated voters also have received a sample ballot and can vote, but they will have to declare a party to do so.
Independent party petitions can also be filed with the county clerk on primary day.
The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. today for the primary elections in both municipalities.

