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Jillian Johnson addresses her supporters Tuesday wearing a T-shirt saying Re-Elect Charlie Reece. Photo by Cameron Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The election night celebration at 106 Main ended in cheers, hugs and excitement as unofficial vote tallies had City Council members Jillian Johnson, Charlie Reece, and Javiera Caballero keeping their seats.<\/span><\/p>\n

Johnson and Reece, who maintained fairly steady leads throughout the night, expressed gratitude for getting the chance to continue to represent Durham residents.<\/span><\/p>\n

They also addressed the discontent that some community members voiced throughout the election cycle.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTonight\u2019s election shows us that there is strong public support for the Bull City Together Platform, but also that there are people in this city who don\u2019t feel heard by our current political structure,\u201d Reece said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Both incumbents spoke about the importance of direct community engagement in the next four years to address concerns brought up in the last few months. <\/span>Reece made clear he knows plenty of work awaits.<\/span>
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Charlie Reece addressed the crowd of supporters wearing a T-shirt celebrating fellow City Council member Javiera Caballero. Photo by Cameron Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI ran for re-election not because we had fixed everything in four years but because we were making great progress and we wanted to keep doing this work,\u201d Reece said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Probably loudest among the criticism in recent months was disappointment by some that the incumbents who won Tuesday had opposed hiring more police officers this year. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cWe can do a lot more and there are a lot of good reasons for us to invest more in community engagement, I think it makes for a stronger democracy,\u201d Johnson said.<\/span><\/p>\n

But first it was time to enjoy a victory.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely feel relieved, it feels good to have it all over with,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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