Young attorney Peter Cammarano appears to have edged out challenger Dawn Zimmer in Hoboken's mayoral race, as of today. The county board of elections had to count more than 200 provisional and absentee ballots to get the final numbers after Zimmer won on the machines Tuesday night. There were also more than 700 absentee ballots counted that Tuesday night, giving Cammarano a lead at that time.

However, it still appears that Zimmer's slate of three council members will take their seats on the nine-member council.

If today's numbers stand and are not challenged by the Zimmer campaign in court, Cammarano will be sworn in on Wednesday, July 1.

Cammarano is in the lead by approximately 160 votes.

Typically, the Hoboken campaign with the bigger or stronger organization is able to secure more absentee ballots in advance of an election. While absentee ballots may have been Zimmer's undoing this time around, she was able in her initial council run two years ago to obtain more than her then-challenger Chris Campos. Campos' campaign at that time was managed by Cammarano, so it appears he has learned from the result.

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