2013 Northampton County Executive election

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2013 Northampton County Executive election
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NomineeJohn Brown John B. Callahan
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote18,96917,675
Percentage51.73%48.20%
County Executive before election

John Stoffa
Democratic

Elected County Executive

John Brown
Republican

The 2013 Northampton County Executive election was held on November 5, 2013. Incumbent Democratic County Executive John Stoffa declined to run for a third term. [1] Bethlehem Mayor John B. Callahan won the Democratic primary over former County Executive Glenn Reibman, whom Stoffa defeated in 2005, and County Councilman Lamont McClure, with 50 percent of the vote. In the general election, he faced Bangor Mayor John Brown, the Republican nominee. Despite Brown's lower name recognition, he defeated Callahan in an upset, winning the election with 52 percent of the vote. [2]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Callahan 6,874 50.16%
Democratic Glenn Reibman3,86128.17%
Democratic Lamont McClure2,95421.55%
Democratic Write-ins160.12%
Total votes13,705 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Brown 5,642 98.71%
Republican Write-ins5741.29%
Total votes5,716 100.00%

General election

Results

2013 Northampton County Executive election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Brown 18,969 51.73%
Democratic John B. Callahan 17,67548.20%
Write-in 270.07%
Total votes36,671 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

References

  1. ↑ Marcus, Samantha (December 14, 2013). "Norco exec John Stoffa bids farewell". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 7. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ Radzievich, Nicole; Assad, Matt; Tauber, Eugene (November 7, 2013). "How Brown beat Callahan". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ Shortell, Tom (February 6, 2013). "Callahan to run for county executive seat". The Express-Times . Easton, Pennsylvania. p. B6. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ Marcus, Samantha (February 20, 2013). "Reibman wants 3rd term as executive". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 5. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ Shortell, Tom (February 19, 2013). "Councilman running for executive". The Express-Times . Easton, Pennsylvania. p. B4. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "May 21, 2013 - Summary Report - Northampton County - PE13 Official" (PDF). Northampton County Office of Voter Registration. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  7. ↑ Marcus, Samantha (February 9, 2013). "Bangor mayor to run for Northampton County exec". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 6. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  8. ↑ "November 5, 2013 - Summary Report - Northampton County - GE13 Official" (PDF). Northampton County Office of Voter Registration. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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