Senate President Nick Scutari (D-Linden), State Sen. Joe Cryan (D-Union Township), and their running mates have won re-election to their solidly Democratic districts in Union County, the New Jersey Globe projects.

In the Elizabeth-based 20th district, Cryan defeated Republican Carmen Bucco, while Assemblyman Reginald Atkins (D-Roselle) and Assemblywoman Annette Quijano (D-Elizabeth) beat lone challenger Ramon Hernandez.

And in the 22nd district, which covers a variety of diverse towns like Plainfield, Linden, and Rahway, Scutari, Assemblywoman Linda Carter (D-Plainfield), and Assemblyman James Kennedy (D-Rahway) won against Republicans William Michelson, Lisa Fabrizio, and Patricia Quattrocchi, the former mayor of Garwood.

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