2017 Northampton County Executive election

2017 Northampton County Executive election

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Nominee Lamont McClure John Brown Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 22,520 17,675 Percentage 53.81% 48.20%

County Executive before election John Brown Republican Elected County Executive Lamont McClure Republican

The 2017 Northampton County Executive election was held on November 7, 2017. Incumbent Republican County Executive John Brown, who was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Auditor General in 2016, ran for re-election to a second term. He won the Republican nomination unopposed and faced former County Councilman Lamont McClure, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. McClure defeated Brown by a wide margin, winning 54 percent of the vote to Brown's 46 percent.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Lamont McClure, former County Councilman ^[1]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lamont McClure	9,722	99.62%
	Democratic	Write-ins	37	0.38%
Total votes			9,759	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• John Brown, incumbent County Executive ^[3]

Results

Republican primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Brown (inc.)	6,732	99.31%
	Republican	Write-ins	47	1.29%
Total votes			6,779	100.00%

General election

Results

2017 Northampton County Executive election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lamont McClure	22,520	53.81%
	Republican	John Brown (inc.)	19,307	46.13%
	Write-in		26	0.06%
Total votes			41,853	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

1. Shortell, Tom (January 20, 2017). "Dissenting voice runs for executive". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 6. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
2. "May 16, 2017 - Summary Report - Northampton County - PE17 Official" (PDF). Northampton County Office of Voter Registration. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
3. Deegan, Jim (February 17, 2017). "County executive announces bid for re-election". The Express-Times . Easton, Pennsylvania. p. A3. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
4. "November 7, 2017 - Summary Report - Northampton County - GE17 Official" (PDF). Northampton County Office of Voter Registration. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2025.