One vote makes the difference, and N.J. has its first transgender council member

The Trenton city clerk on Friday certified the election of Jennifer Williams to the city council, a single-vote victory that, barring a last-minute challenge, should earn her the distinction of being the first transgender person elected to municipal office in New Jersey. Williams, the Republican municipal leader and a Trenton zoning board member, was officially declared the winner over Algernon Ward Jr., 427 to 426 in the runoff for a seat representing the city’s North Ward. The Mercer County Board of Elections met Thursday and cured three mail-in ballots, adding two votes for Williams to give…

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