Big Primary win for the Hudson County Democratic Organization

Talk about pulling a rabbit out of a hat... The Hudson County Democratic Organization (HDOC) "A" ticket successfully won 9 of 13 seats up for grabs in the Hudson County Democratic primary.

Congratulations to County Executive Thomas DeGISE, Senator Nick Sacco, Senate candidate Sandra Cunningham, Sheriff Candidate Juan Perez, County Clerk candidate Barbara Netchert, Assembly candidate Anthony Chiappone, Assembly candidate L. Harvey Smith, Assemblywoman Joan Quigley, and Assemblyman Vincent Prieto.

The opposition ticket, Democrats for Hudson County (DFHC) won 3 seats in the 33rd District. Union City Mayor / Assemblyman Brian Stack won the nomination for State Senate seat while Hoboken Councilmen Ruben Ramos and West New York Commissioner Caridad Rodriguez get the party nod for the assembly.

Click HERE for preliminary results

What best describes the anxiety of late among Hudson County politicians can be found in the Buffalo Springfield lyrics of "For What It's worth":

It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound

Everybody look what's going down .

Time is running out for the Hudson County Democratic Organization. The deadline for filing petitions for candidacy is approaching for one key election.