"There will be fewer changes than some had predicted, and that's probably a good thing," Dauler said. She added that she is relieved Kern was the only candidate who won that was supported by the Citizens for a Better Boro (CBB), because of his affiliation with property owners inside and outside of the borough.
"I wouldn't be surprised if Kern tries to repeal the student housing ordinances and the three-unrelated rule," Dauler said.
Kern said it was a close race with a lot of qualified people running. He added it is time to get down to business.
"I'm just looking forward to working with all the people and making this a better borough," he said. He added that he hopes the candidates who lost will consider sitting on some committees in the future.
Daubert, who narrowly beat out Independent Richard Garis, said he is glad that he can now forget about campaigning and go back to work.
He added that he is pleased with the results.
"I have nothing against the other candidates, however, I was disappointed with the group that supported some of them," Daubert said, referring to the CBB. "I don't want to see the borough run by people who are just there to make a lot of money."
Humphrey, who finished with the highest number of votes, said a low voter turnout made it hard to tell what was going to happen.
"The fact that I am out in front, that's a privilege," Humphrey said. "It reflects a little bit of luck and a lot of hard work."
He said he spent a good portion of the day standing outside of various polling places handing out leaflets to many undecided voters. The four winners were the ones who campaigned most actively, Humphrey added.
"I thought Humphrey would probably do well because he worked really hard at it," Dauler said.
She added that she was surprised Goreham did not win one of the county commissioner seats. Goreham said she was reluctant to specify any particular reason for the defeat, but did characterize her campaign as one aimed at maintaining a quality of life in the county. She said the other candidates focused on keeping taxes low.
"This will be the first time in 16 years with no woman representation [in the commissioner's office]," Goreham said. She said she wants to determine how to maintain her fine connections throughout the county while she continues to focus on student concerns as a council member.
"I want to be more aggressive in addressing student inequities, mainly renters' concerns," Goreham said.
Conklin, who campaigned on his record as a commissioner over the last four years, finished with the most votes.
"My thanks go out to my supporters, my family and the people who voted for me," Conklin said.
"It's nice to know that they had the confidence to re-elect me. It's been a good night," he said.
Exarchos, who finished second, and Dershem, who finished third, could not be reached for comment.
Collegian staff writers Mike Catalini and Shaun Parcels contributed to this report.
