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Lehigh Valley Election News

Full Lehigh Valley 2023 primary election roundup

Lehigh Valley election
Molly Bilinski
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LehighValleyNews.com
A voter shows off her "I voted" sticker on Tuesday in Allentown.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Dozens of races were on the ballot Tuesday in the 2023 primary elections.

Check out this roundup of election night races from the team at LehighValleyNews.com below, and click within each to read the full stories.

Lehigh County Commissioner

Democrats Sheila Alvarado, Dan Hartzell, April Riddick and Jon Irons appear set to advance to the November general election for Lehigh County commissioner.

Allentown City Council

Three incumbents on the Allentown City Council are expected to retain their seats, earning the most votes in Tuesday’s seven-candidate Democratic primary, according to complete but unofficial results.

Easton Mayor

Sal Panto Jr. appeared to have secured a spot as the next mayor of Easton, his fifth term in a row and seventh overall as one of the city’s most prolific politicians.

Easton City Council

Easton City Council will welcome back a longstanding member alongside a fresh-faced community advocate, with the final seat up for election still too close to call late Tuesday.

Northampton County Judge

The Northampton County judge race ended predictably Tuesday as Republican Nancy Aaroe and Democrat Brian Panella locked up their parties' nominations.

Northampton County District Attorney

Former Northampton County judge Stephen Baratta was on track to secure the Democratic nomination for district attorney Tuesday night, after amassing a sizable lead over incumbent Terry Houck in unofficial results.

Bethlehem City Council

Democrats Colleen Laird, Michael Colón and Bryan Callahan appeared to win their party's nomination for Bethlehem City Council in Tuesday's primary election.

Whitehall Mayor

Republican Tina Jo Koren and Democrat Joseph Marx appear ready to face off in November for the office of Whitehall Township mayor.

East Penn School Board

Following an expensive and heated primary race, the 11-candidates running for East Penn School Board on Tuesday appeared to have been whittled down to 10.

Parkland School Board

Two opposing candidate groups vying for Parkland School Board appear ready to face off in the general election, according to complete but unofficial vote results.

Southern Lehigh School Board

The dueling slates of candidates that faced off in the primary will compete again in the November general election, according to unofficial election results from Lehigh County.

You can find more results with our municipal election roundup focusing on contested township races in Lehigh and Northampton counties.

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