2021 Lehigh County Executive election

2021 Lehigh County Executive election

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Nominee Phillips Armstrong Glenn Eckhart Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 36,873 34,255 Percentage 51.79% 48.11%

County Executive before election Phillips Armstrong Democratic Elected County Executive Phillips Armstrong Democratic

The 2021 Lehigh County Executive election was held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Phillips Armstrong ran for re-election to a second term. He won the Democratic primary unopposed and faced the Republican nominee, former County Controller Glenn Eckhart, in the general election. Armstrong defeated Eckhart by a narrow margin, winning re-election with 52 percent of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Phillips Armstrong, incumbent County Executive ^[1]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phillips Armstrong (inc.)	22,302	99.31%
	Democratic	Write-ins	154	0.69%
Total votes			22,456	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Glenn Eckhart, former County Controller, 2017 Republican candidate for County Executive ^[3]

Results

Republican primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Eckhart	18,482	99.10%
	Republican	Write-ins	167	0.90%
Total votes			18,649	100.00%

General election

Results

2021 Lehigh County Executive election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phillips Armstrong (inc.)	36,873	51.79%
	Republican	Glenn Eckhart	34,255	48.11%
	Write-in		74	0.10%
Total votes			71,202	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

1. Shortell, Tom (December 4, 2020). "Phillips Armstrong kicks off campaign for second term as Lehigh County executive". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
2. "Summary Results Report - MUNICIPAL PRIMARY - MAY 18, 2021" (PDF). Lehigh County Office of Voter Registration. June 2, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
3. Shortell, Tom (March 10, 2021). "Former controller Eckhart enters race for Lehigh County executive". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. 6. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
4. "Summary Results Report - MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION - November 2, 2021" (PDF). Lehigh County Office of Voter Registration. January 18, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2025.