Wednesday, May 22, 2013
In the most contested of Lehigh County commissioner races, Republican Michael Schware and Democrat Wesley Barrett won their party's nominations in District 5.
Michael Schware won the Republican nomination for a Lehigh County Commissioner seat in District 5, and Wesley Barrett won the Democratic nomination, according to unofficial tallies from Lehigh County. It was the most contested commissioner race in Tuesday's primary. Four Republican candidates were seeking their party's nomination for the seat. Schware, of Allentown, won the nomination with 1,090 votes, over candidates Kevin Ryan, Norma Cusick and Nathan Brown, according to unofficial tallies. On the Democratic side, two candidates were seeking their party's nod for the seat. Barrett, of Emmaus, won the nod over candidate Stephen Walters with 1,483 votes. Schware and Barrett will now square off in the November general election for the four-…
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
All five candidates in Tuesday's Salisbury School Board primary will advance to the general election.
Four challengers and one incumbent will all advance to the Salisbury School Board general election, according to unofficial results. The five candidates will compete for four seats. Incumbent Mary Ziegler was the top vote-getter overall with 358 votes from Republicans and 281 from Democrats. Challengers Robert Fischer (347 GOP, 255 Dem votes) and Audrey Frick (359 GOP, 261 Dem votes) will also appear on both the Republican and Democratic ballots in November. Challenger Christopher Spedaliere (283 votes) will appear on the Republican ballot. Challenger Chad Gleissl (236 votes) will appear on the Democratic ballot. All candidates were cross filed except for Spedaliere, who ran only as a Republican.
Republican Dean Browning concedes defeat to Scott Ott for their party's nomination for Lehigh County executive in Tuesday's primary, according to unofficial vote tallies.
Republican Scott Ott apparently beat challenger Dean Browning for the GOP nomination for Lehigh County Executive, according to unofficial tallies. Ott, a Lehigh County commissioner, will now face the apparent Democratic nominee, Tom Muller, who was named acting county executive last week, in the November general election. Browning, of South Whitehall, conceded the race about 10 p.m. at a gathering at the Buckeye Tavern in Macungie. He had been trying to make a political comeback after having been ousted as a county commissioner two years ago. He campaigned hard, airing TV commercials and emailing campaign messages. According to tallies reported on wfmz.com, Ott, of Lower Macungie, had 5,688 votes with 83 percent of the precincts reporting…
Monday, May 20, 2013
A township commissioner who's not on the ballot will try to win re-election in Tuesday's primary.
Incumbent Salisbury Township commissioner James Seagreaves will need a minimum of 10 write-in votes in Tuesday's primary election in order to advance to November's general election, according to officials at the Lehigh County Voter Registration office. Seagreaves is running for re-election to the Salisbury Township Board of Commissioners. However, a filing error left his name off the ballot in the township's second ward. No person is listed on Tuesday's primary ballot for commissioner in Salisbury Township's second ward. Terri Harkins, deputy chief clerk at the Lehigh County Voter Registration office, confirmed that Seagreaves will need 10 write-in votes, which matches the amount of signatures needed on a ballot petition. Seagreaves …
Here's what you need to know about Tuesday's primary election in Salisbury Township.
Tuesday, May 21 is primary election day in Pennsylvania. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Poll Problems? Contact the Lehigh County voter registration office at 610-782-3194. How to Use Touch Screen Voting Machines Salisbury Races (click on the link for information on candidates) Lehigh County Races Voter ID According to Lehigh County Voter Registration: Polling Places
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Candidates for Salisbury School Board in Tuesday's primary include a teenage high school student.
Tuesday's primary features a Salisbury Township candidate who may be the youngest person on the ballot across Lehigh County in this election. Chad Gleissl, a junior at Salisbury High School, is one of five candidates running for four school board seats, each with a four-year-term. The school board oversees a $31 million budget and a district that enrolls 1,600 students. Patch sent a questionnaire to each candidate. The responses are posted in their entirety. Click on the name of the candidate to read his/her response. Incumbent Challengers (cross filed) Challenger (Republican) The top four vote-getters on each ticket will advance to the general election. If the same four candidates are the top vote-getters on both the Republican and …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Five candidates—four of them cross filed—are running for four seats on the Salisbury School Board in Tuesday's primary election.
Tuesday's primary election features a race for four Salisbury School Board seats with five candidates, four of whom are cross-filed. There are four challengers and one incumbent. Each seat is for a four-year term. The race includes what may be the Lehigh Valley's youngest candidate in the primary—Chad Gleissl, a junior at Salisbury High School. The top four vote getters on each ticket will advance to the general election. If the same four candidates are the top vote getters on both the Republican and Democratic ballots, then the election will essentially be decided in the primary barring any write-in campaigns in the fall. Patch sent a questionnaire to each candidate. The responses are posted in their entirety. Click on the name of the …
In the most contested of Lehigh County commissioner races, four Republicans are seeking their party's nomination in District 5, and two Democrats are seeking their party's nod in the May 21 primary.
In one of the most contested races in the May 21 primary, four Republican candidates are seeking their party's nomination for a Lehigh County Commissioner seat in District 5. On the Democratic side, two candidates are seeking their party's nod for the seat. The winners of the Republican and Democratic races will square off in the November general election for the four-year position. District 5 includes Salisbury Township, Emmaus, Macungie, Upper Milford, Lower Milford, Coopersburg, Upper Saucon Township and parts of Allentown. Patch sent a questionnaire to the candidates and is posting their replies in their entirety. Click on the name of the candidate to read his information, including educational and family background as well as each …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, a Democrat, announced Tuesday that he's exploring another run for the Senate; Sestak narrowly lost to Pat Toomey in 2010.
A rematch between former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak and U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey is in the works as Sestak announced Tuesday that he's exploring a run for the Senate in 2016. Democrat Sestak, a former Navy vice admiral, lost narrowly to Republican Toomey in 2010. Sestak, of Delaware County, has formed an exploratory committee—the equivalent of launching a campaign in terms of Federal Elections Commission paperwork, according to a Washington Post report. Can Sestak beat Toomey? Who would you vote for if the Senate election was held today? Tell us in the comments section below. Tuesday's announcement ends speculation that Sestak, 61, is raising money to challenge Gov. Tom Corbett. Sestak raised $460,000 in the first quarter of this year. A Sestak-…
Political foes Scott Ott and Dean Browning seek the Republican Party nomination for Lehigh County Executive in the May 21 primary.
Two political foes—Scott Ott and Dean Browning—are seeking the Republican Party nomination for Lehigh County Executive in the May 21 primary. Ott, 51, of Lower Macungie, is currently a Lehigh County commissioner. He is co-host of a current events talk show for PJTV, a conservative online network. Browning, 57, of South Whitehall, is former Lehigh County commissioner and board chairman. He is executive vice president, finance and administration, and chief financial officer at New World Aviation. Patch sent a questionnaire to Ott and Browning and is posting the replies in their entirety. Click on the name of the candidate to read his information, including educational and family background as well as each candidate's vision for the county …
Saddie Lansford
10:46 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
First Ott runs on a campaign that claims that he didn't raise taxes; in the very next breath he raises the assessment which.....raises the taxes (not just county, but school as well). That way he could claim that 'technically' he didn't raise the taxes. Oh I can't wait for him to be county executive (sarcasm alert); man-snake of forked tongue. more ›