Primary results expected later for hotly contested Union County legislative district

TRENTON — State Sen. Raymond Lesniak is off to an early lead against opponent Jerome Dunn in the 20th Legislative District. With 41 percent of precincts in, Lesniak leads Dunn 62 percent to 38 percent. Assembly incumbents Joe Cryan (D-Union) and Annette Quijano (D-Union) both have roughly two-to-one leads over opponents Carlos Cedeno and Tony Monteiro. Union County Clerk...

Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerState Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union) exits the polling booth after voting Tuesday morning at Public School No. 23 in Elizabeth.

TRENTON — State Sen. Raymond Lesniak is off to an early lead against opponent Jerome Dunn in the 20th Legislative District.

With 41 percent of precincts in, Lesniak leads Dunn 62 percent to 38 percent. Assembly incumbents Joe Cryan (D-Union) and Annette Quijano (D-Union) both have roughly two-to-one leads over opponents Carlos Cedeno and Tony Monteiro.

Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi said the results probably would not be posted until 10:15pm.

In Hudson County’s 33rd Legislative District’s Democratic Assembly contest, Hoboken Councilman Ravi Bhalla trails Hudson County Democratic Organization-backed Assemblyman Ruben Ramos (D-Hudson) and Sean Connors significantly, but with only 17 percent of precints reporting.

Only 1 percent of precincts are reporting in the mostly Morris County 25th Legislative District, where incumbent state Sen. Anthony R. Bucco has 269 votes to Freeholder and Wharton Mayor William Chegwidden’s 130.

It’s a relatively close race in 27th Legislative District, which includes parts of Essex and Morris Counties, establishment-backed Republican state Senate candidate William Sullivan leads tea party candidate William Eames 54 percent to 46 percent, with 53 percent of precincts reporting.

Previous coverage:

• Organization-backed Republicans sweep in 1st Legislative District

• Carl Lewis advances through uncontested primary for N.J. Senate seat

• Polls close across N.J. as primary election results are tallied

• Views of N.J. Sen. Lesniak mixed in Union County, as residents vote in primaries

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