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Jason Addy/LehighValleyNews.comEd Zucal had almost 500 Republican write-in votes as of Thursday afternoon, several hundred more than Mayor Matt Tuerk. -
Keith Srakocic/AP PhotoAllentown mayoral candidate Ed Zucal is confident he secured enough write-in votes to advance on the Republican ticket, but Lehigh County has yet to release the number of write-in votes at play. Incumbent Mayor Matt Tuerk dominated the Democratic primary with 80% of the vote.
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State Rep. Ryan Mackenzie and U.S. Rep. Susan Wild tangled over Medicare, foreign affairs and Social Security during an hourlong debate Friday at WFMZ's Salisbury Township studio. -
Dozens of individuals from a variety of organizing groups assembled in Allentown Thursday to rally for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, motivating the crowd to join in the fight.
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Debra Biro, Melanie Heilman, Steve Lynch and Richard Morea face charges of harassment following a raucous Northampton County Republican Committee meeting involving pornographic images.
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The visit will be Doug Emhoff's second to Allentown as second gentleman. He visited the region in May 2021 to promote the Biden administration's infrastructure plan.
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This week on Political Pulse, Chris and Tom move away from talk of the presidential race and shift gears to focus on statehouse races.
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Pennsylvania's 137th House District, based around Bethlehem Township and the Nazareth area, is one of the biggest toss-up legislative districts in the state. Democratic challenger Anna Thomas is embroiled in a rematch with Republican incumbent state Rep. Joe Emrick.
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Following a Commonwealth Court ruling Friday, Pennsylvania counties cannot throw out mail-in votes over incorrect envelope dates.
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The Northampton County Elections Office said it has gotten several reports of county voters receiving text messages from "AllVote.com." It's at least the second text-based scam in the Lehigh Valley that county officials are aware of.
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Elected officials are taking steps to adjust development laws that some see as unfair, but they face an uphill battle. (Fourth of 5 parts)
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In this episode, Chris and Tom talk about the general election and the sprint to November now that the presidential race is officially between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Violators face fines up to $2,500 and two years' imprisonment, under Pa.'s election code.
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The war in Ukraine, abortion and strengthening democratic institutions were among the topics.
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Leading in the polls, Fetterman was grilled about a 2013 incident in which he confronted a Black man with a shotgun.
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Enid Santiago wins her signature challenge to stay on the ballot. Schweyer disagrees with the rulingThis is the second time Enid Santiago and Peter Schweyer have faced off .
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Former President Trump's endorsement of Dr. Mehmet Oz could have mixed results, some say.
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A Lehigh County probe showed 288 cases of people depositing more than one ballot - a violation of the law.
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Norberto Dominguez says a shortened timeframe to campaign affected his decision.
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In most cases the violators can't be identified, so no one will be prosecuted.
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Lisa Scheller and Kevin Dellicker are seeking the Republican nomination for the 7th Congressional District.
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Attention focused on a candidate not in attendance -- Lt. Gov. John Fetterman.
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Six candidates -- 3 Republicans and 3 Democrats -- are vying for the Lehigh Valley's new state Senate seat.
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Among the demands: moderators be registered Republicans who live in Pennsylvania.
