2005 Lehigh County Executive election

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2005 Lehigh County Executive election
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Nominee Don Cunningham Jane Ervin
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote33,26320,721
Percentage61.60%38.37%
County Executive before election

Jane Ervin
Republican

Elected County Executive

Don Cunningham
Democratic

The 2005 Lehigh County Executive election was held on November 8, 2005. Incumbent Republican County Executive Jane Ervin ran for re-election to a second term. She narrowly defeated engineer Kevin Ryan in the Republican primary, winning 53-47 percent, and advanced to the general election, where she was opposed by former Bethlehem Mayor Don Cunningham, the Democratic nominee. Cunningham defeated Ervin in a landslide, winning 62 percent of the vote to Ervin's 38 percent, largely over voter frustration at a 70 percent property tax hike, enabling him to become the first Democratic County Executive in county history. [1]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Don Cunningham 11,782 99.73%
Democratic Write-ins320.27%
Total votes11,814 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declined

  • Andy Roman, County Commissioner [6]

Results

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jane Ervin (inc.) 7,104 53.13%
Republican Kevin P. Ryan6,26046.82%
Republican Write-ins60.04%
Total votes13,370 100.00%

General election

Results

2005 Lehigh County Executive election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Don Cunningham 33,263 61.60%
Republican Jane Ervin (inc.)20,72138.37%
Write-in 140.03%
Total votes53,998 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ↑ Hartzell, Dan (November 9, 2005). "Cunningham ousts Ervin". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. A1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ Hartzell, Dan (March 6, 2005). "Cunningham joins race for Lehigh executive". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. B1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "MUNICIPAL PRIMARY - MAY 2005". Lehigh County Office of Voter Registration. 2005. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ Hartzell, Dan (December 9, 2004). "Ervin wants to lead Lehigh for second term". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. B1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ Hartzell, Dan (May 6, 2005). "GOP challenger campaigns on the bottom line". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. B4. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  6. ↑ Hartzell, Dan (February 20, 2005). "Roman will not run for Lehigh executive". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. B4. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  7. ↑ "MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 2005". Lehigh County Office of Voter Registration. 2005. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
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