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Mail-in ballots are changing Pennsylvania elections. Candidates are starting to adapt Tom Shortell, The Morning Call © Stephanie Sigafoos/The Morning Call Mail-in ballots are changing how politicians get their message to voters. Candidates need to get their mailers and ads out sooner or risk reaching voters after theyve cast their ballot. While bogus claims and conspiracy theories about mail-in ballots have grabbed headlines, Pennsylvania’s new voting system has quietly cha...

Lehigh Valley election: Incumbency is typically an advantage and difficult for challengers to overcome, but that didn't save 75% of office holders who faced a competitive primary.

Voter turnout in Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary was much higher than in recent off-year elections. Mail-in ballots, competitive races in the Lehigh Valley's largest cities and fallout from the pandemic played a role.

Glenn E. Granitz Jr., who has served as Allentown’s police chief since Sept. 2019, has accepted the same position in West Reading, Berks County.

Column: Allentown's controller won new authority to audit finances and programs during Tuesday's election.

Allentown’s crowded Democratic City Council primary was too close to call early Wednesday as three candidates competed for the fourth and final nomination.

Matt Tuerk is poised to clinch the Democratic nomination in a historically competitive Allentown mayoral race. Tuerk, a longtime economic development official, holds a 115-vote, 1.5-percentage-point advantage over incumbent Mayor Ray O’Connell in the Democratic primary, according to incomplete and unofficial results.

Matt Tuerk leads 4-way race for Allentown mayor nomination (UPDATE) Updated 3:37 AM; Today 12:55 AM From top left: Allentown mayoral incumbent Ray O’Connell and Matt Tuerk, a longtime city and regional economic development official. At bottom: Julio Guridy, a city councilman for the past two decades; and Ce-Ce Gerlach, a city councilwoman. O’Connell was appointed interim mayor in March 2018 and elected in November 2019 to serve two more years. Facebook Share Allentown and regional econom...

The upcoming Democratic primary determining who will likely lead Pennsylvania’s third-largest city through 2025 will come down to hundreds, if not dozens, of votes. Ray O’Connell, Ce-Ce Gerlach, Julio Guridy and Matt Tuerk are vying for 5,000 to 6,000 total votes in the May 18 primary, if past turnout trends hold true in the city of 122,000 residents and 68,200 registered voters.

Allentown Democratic mayoral candidates heatedly debate as May 18 primary draws closer Updated May 15, 2021; Posted May 02, 2021 From top left: Allentown mayoral incumbent Ray O’Connell and Matt Tuerk, a longtime city and regional economic development official. At bottom left: Julio Guridy, a city councilman for the past two decades; and Ce-Ce Gerlach, a city councilwoman. O’Connell was appointed interim mayor in March 2018 and elected in November 2019 to serve two more years. Facebook Sh...