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Mail-in voting is allowing voters to cast their ballots earlier than ever. Political campaigners say the change is forcing them to start fundraising and voter outreach efforts sooner as a result.
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.
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 economic development coordinator Matt Tuerk was leading the four-way race for the Democratic nomination for city mayor, according to unofficial results. As of midnight Tuesday, Lehigh County was reporting incomplete results, including 159 of 161 Election Day precincts’ votes cast. Early Wednesday morning, the county reported all 161 precincts’ votes plus additional mail-in ballots tallied, still unofficial pending certification.