Democrats Hold Onto Assembly, County Seats

The Democratic incumbents held onto their seats in the 14th Legislative District General Assembly race during Tuesday night’s election.

Wayne DeAngelo and Daniel Benson defeated Republican challengers David Jones and Philip Kaufman and Green Party candidates Joann Cousin and Steven Welzer, according to unofficial results posted online.

DeAngelo won 30 percent of the vote, while Benson garnered 29 percent. Jones had 20 percent, followed by Kaufman with 19 percent. Cousin and Welzer each won 1 percent.

The district covers parts of Middlesex and Mercer counties, including East Windsor.

County Executive Brian M. Hughes won re-election. The Democrat defeated Republican Lisa Richford for the four-year term by grabbing about 66 percent of the vote.

Democrats Samuel T. Frisby, Pasquale “Pat” Colavita, Jr., and Ann M. Cannon were re-elected to the Board of Chosen Freeholders, defeating Republican challengers Anthony “Tony” Davis, Ira Marks and Jason Lee DeFrancesco.

Colavita earned over 22 percent of the vote, followed by Cannon with over 21 percent and Frisby with over 20 percent.

Democrat and incumbent County Clerk Paula Sollami-Covello was re-elected, defeating Republican Susan Bagley. Sollami-Covello with over 65 percent of the total vote.