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Stephanie Sigafoos/LehighValleyNews.comRising gas prices are quickly becoming a political problem as the U.S. heads toward the 2026 midterms. -
Donna S. Fisher/For LehighValleyNews.comFormer Easton City Councilwoman Taiba Sultana listed her job as "self-employed" on a candidate form. The lack of detail about her occupation violated state law and was grounds to remove her from the Democratic primary, Commonwealth Court Judge Anne Covey ruled.
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First-time candidate Cindy O'Brien won the Republican primary in the race for Bethlehem Area School Board. -
Two of the three candidates supported by Moms for Liberty Northampton survived the primary, both being in Region I.
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Tuesday's primary election set up a number of races for the fall general election. Here are capsules from Lehigh and Northampton counties.
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WLVR’s Brad Klein spoke with politics reporter Tom Shortell early Wednesday about primary results for the Lehigh Valley, voter turnout, and the finer points of ‘cross-filing’.
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Check out this roundup of Lehigh Valley election night races, and click within each to read the full stories.
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Democrats Sheila Alvarado, Dan Hartzell, April Riddick and Jon Irons appear set to advance to the November general election for Lehigh County commissioner.
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The race featured two slates of Republican candidates and one Democrat. One slate of candidates took a pledge to enact policies regarding LGBTQ students and "woke" curriculum.
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Seven candidates competed for three spots on the Allentown City Council in Tuesday's Democratic primary.
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The fierce Democratic primary race for Northampton County District Attorney could go to a rematch in November, as challenger Stephen Baratta claims victory in the Democratic primary and Terry Houck says he won the Republican race.
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The Bethlehem native cited her goals to address affordable housing, bolster small businesses and continue her hands-on work within the community.
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The Democrat defeated controversial Republican challenger Steve Lynch with 56 percent of the vote.
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Democrat J. William Reynolds will be the next mayor of Bethlehem according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election. He appears to have defeated Republican John Kachmar 63 to 36 percent.
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At the Lehigh County Government Center, the hub for election results in Lehigh County, there wasn’t as much foot traffic inside the actual polling room on the main floor.
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Candidates reach out to potential voters by going door-to-door and hosting listening sessions.
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Conflict and tension have ramped up at school board meetings amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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J. William Reynolds and John Kachmar clashed on spending, taxes and what to do with the city's share of American Rescue Plan funding.
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The Republican candidate for Lehigh County executive, Glenn Eckhart, says there is no point in asking current Executive and Democratic candidate Phil Armstrong to resign right now over the recent federal lawsuit in which Armstrong is named.
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Three Hispanic candidates are on the Republican ticket for Lehigh County commissioner.
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Harsh words and pointed fingers are common during election season, but the barbs traded in the Northampton County Executive’s race might be a little sharper than most.
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Staffing issues at Gracedale draw a crowd to hear Northampton County Executive Candidate Steve LynchSteve Lynch, candidate for Northampton County executive, used the vaccine mandate issue at Gracedale to address a crowd on Oct. 25, 2021, one week before the election.
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The five-member Legislative Reapportionment Commission has been waiting for a final, cleaned-up package of census data since the summer.
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A recently filed federal lawsuit claims dispatchers at local 911 call centers drank alcohol, slept, and watched movies on the clock.
