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Donna S. Fisher/For LehighValleyNews.comA Northampton County Councilwoman last week accused former county Executive Lamont McClure of trying to pressure her to vote for a 20-year special taxing district that could have sent $26 million in public funding to a project to turn the former Dixie Cup factory into housing. -
Makenzie Christman/LehighValleyNews.comCarol Obando-Derstine, Lamont McClure and Ryan Crosswell expressed a desire to reform ICE rather than abolish it during one-on-one interviews in the PA-7 Talks series.
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Included here are complete but unofficial results of contested races in Lehigh County for the 2025 primary election. -
Jeremy Clark and James Fuller will face off in November in the race for a seat on the Northampton County bench. Meanwhile, Republican Patricia Mulqueen and Democrat Mark Stanziola will compete for the new judicial seat in Lehigh County.
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Incumbent Mayor J. William Reynolds said he wants to continue working at making housing more attainable and affordable, investing in public safety, creating jobs and supporting investment in parks and streets.
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With ballots counted from all but one of Northampton County's 157 polling precincts, unofficial results show Zrinski ahead by roughly 13.7% of the vote.
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Unofficial results show incumbent Mayor Matt Tuerk handily defeating Councilman Ed Zucal. The mayor has earned just over 80% of the 5,100-plus votes counted by 10:30 p.m.
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Incumbent Easton City Council members Taiba Sultana and Roger Ruggles lost in the Democratic primary, according to unofficial election returns. Susan Hartranft-Bittinger defeated Sultana and Frank Graziano outpaced Ruggles.
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Polling places across the Lehigh Valley faced mainly light turnout throughout Primary Election Day, with early morning turnout lagging.
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So far, two Macungie residents have applied to fill an open seat on the borough council. On Monday, the body's current members asked them a few questions.
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In this week's episode of Political Pulse, host Tom Shortell and political scientist Chris Borick talk about the Lehigh Valley's "packed primary" and the highly contested races to keep an eye on.
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Tuesday, May 20, is Primary Election Day in Pennsylvania. Several high-profile local races are on the ballot in Lehigh and Northampton counties. Check out our procrastinator's guide and Q&A.
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Gov Wolf appealed the Commonwealth Court's decision, triggering the move to the state's highest court.
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will weigh and decide the latest ideas
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There are workarounds to problems with technical problems regarding signature verification
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Critics of the new maps, like Victor Martinez, say they reduced the number of Latinos in some districts.
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The state Supreme Court now will make the ultimate decision on congressional seat boundary lines.
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The Legislative Reapportionment Commission approved the updated maps 4-1 and now the public will weigh in on the maps.
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Sen. Lisa Boscola condemns the changes, calls process 'back-room assault on the Lehigh Valley."
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The 2022 election could prove to be the most expensive the state has ever seen.
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The ACLU filed suit in federal court on behalf of five voters who did not date their ballots.
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The deadline to apply is May 10, even with a battle looming in the state Supreme Court.
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Gov. Tom Wolf has pledged to appeal the ruling to the state Supreme Court.
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None of the 4 candidates received the two-thirds of the committee's votes required.
