2005 Northampton County Executive election

2005 Northampton County Executive election

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Nominee John Stoffa Bob Nyce Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 21,288 19,218 Percentage 52.54% 47.44%

County Executive before election Glenn Reibman Democratic Elected County Executive John Stoffa Democratic

The 2005 Northampton County Executive election was held on November 8, 2005. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Glenn Reibman ran for re-election to a third term. He was challenged in the Democratic primary by John Stoffa, a member of the Northampton Area School District Board, who attacked Reibman over a series of controversial tax increases. ^[1] Stoffa narrowly defeated Reibman in the primary, winning the nomination with 52 percent of the vote. In the Republican primary, former State Representative Bob Nyce defeated County Councilwoman, 42–37 percent, and advanced to the general election. Stoffa defeated Nyce by a thin margin, winning his first term as County Executive with 53 percent of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John Stoffa, Northampton Area School District Board Member, former County Human Services Director ^[2]
• Glenn Reibman, incumbent County Executive ^[3]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Stoffa	7,678	52.41%
	Democratic	Glenn Reibman (inc.)	6,955	47.47%
	Democratic	Write-ins	17	0.12%
Total votes			14,650	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Bob Nyce, Executive Director of the Independent Regulatory Review Commission, former State Representative ^[5]
• Peg Ferraro, County Councilwoman ^[6]
• Douglas Dodge, Wilson Borough Councilman ^[7]

Results

Republican primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Nyce	5,048	41.94%
	Republican	Peg Ferraro	4,492	37.32%
	Republican	Douglas D. Dodge	2,492	20.70%
	Republican	Write-ins	5	0.04%
Total votes			12,037	100.00%

General election

Results

2005 Northampton County Executive election ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Stoffa	21,288	52.54%
	Republican	Bob Nyce	19,218	47.44%
	Write-in		8	0.02%
Total votes			40,514	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

1. Muschick, Paul (May 18, 2005). "Stoffa sacks Reibman in Dem primary". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. A4. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
2. Muschick, Paul (February 16, 2005). "Reibman faces primary challenge". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. B1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
3. Muschick, Paul (February 17, 2005). "Reibman says he'll seek third term as executive". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. B1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
4. "Primary Election Results - Election Date 05/17/2005 - OFFICIAL". Northampton County Office of Voter Registration. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
5. Muschick, Paul (November 9, 2004). "Nyce to seek top job in county". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. B1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
6. Muschick, Paul (November 17, 2004). "Northampton County official says she's running for executive". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. B8. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
7. Muschick, Paul (February 25, 2005). "Ex-Wilson official seeks county exec post". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. B1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
8. "General Election Results - Election Date 11/08/2005 - OFFICIAL". Northampton County Office of Voter Registration. Archived from the original on September 6, 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2025.