Union County Democrats sweep clerkship, commission seats

Union County Democrats easily remained in control of all nine seats on the Board of Commissioners, maintaining a winning streak that began in 1996.

Incumbent Rebecca Williams was re-elected, along with two Democrats capturing open seats: Roselle Park Mayor Joseph Signorello III, and Elizabeth Board of Education President Stanley Neron.

They defeated Republicans Mark Nieves, Kirk Hemphill, and Christopher Bacey by more than 50,000 votes.

County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi, a popular vote getter who has held county and local office for nearly fifty years, easily dispatched a challenge from Republican Peter Kane.