Every vote counts is not just a saying to encourage people to get out and vote -- it's a reality evidenced by Julia Mejia's one-vote victory in the recount for the Boston City Council's fourth at-large seat.
Mejia's victory actually shrank from her Nov. 5th victory in which she beat St. Guillen by a mere five votes, 22,477 to 22,472, according to the city's website.
After that tight margin, St. Guillen called for a recount, which took place this weekend.
But Mejia came away victorious once again, receiving 22,492 votes to St. Guillen's 22,491.
I am so overwhelmed by today’s results. Thank you to all 22,492 people who believed in this #MejiaMovement. Today goes to show that #EveryVoteCounts.
— Julia Mejia (@juliaforboston) December 9, 2019
I want to thank my team who have been here from the beginning all the way to today’s final count. #ItsTime pic.twitter.com/wjSVnGaI1c
But Alejandra St. Guillen wasn't ready to concede victory and tweeted she was pondering challenging the decision in court.
#Bospoli We believe there are enough outstanding votes to sway the election if challenged in court, and will make a decision Tuesday on a court challenge. 💙
— Alejandra StGuillen (@astguillen) December 10, 2019
But after thinking about it overnight, she decided to concede.
#bospoli Last night,I believed that I owed it to my supporters and the voters to fully review the results from the recount before moving forward. After weighing all the options with my team and my family, I have come to the decision to not move forward with a court challenge.1/x
— Alejandra StGuillen (@astguillen) December 10, 2019
And it looks like Mayor Marty Walsh recognized the recount decision after it was announced, according to a tweet by Mejia.
Thank you @marty_walsh for your call tonight on my victory. Looking forward to being on the city council and working alongside my colleagues to move Boston forward. Looking forward to the transition meeting. #bospoli #mapoli #everyvotecounts
— Julia Mejia (@juliaforboston) December 10, 2019
For the first-time ever the Boston City Council will be female majority.