2021 Northampton County Executive election

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2021 Northampton County Executive election
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NomineeLamont McClureSteve Lynch
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote38,47729,984
Percentage56.14%43.75%
County Executive before election

Lamont McClure
Democratic

Elected County Executive

Lamont McClure
Democratic

The 2021 Northampton County Executive election was held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Lamont McClure ran for re-election to a second term. He won the Democratic primary unopposed and faced Republican activist Steve Lynch in the general election.

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During the campaign, Lynch spread conspiracy theories about the results of the 2020 presidential election and suggested that he would not accept the results of the County Executive election. [1] At a rally in Harrisburg on August 29, 2021, Lynch suggested that he would repeal school district mask mandates by force, saying, "I'm going in with 20 strong men. I'm going to speak in front of the school board and I'm going to give them an option: They can leave or they can be removed." McClure condemned Lynch's remarks, and requested that law enforcement investigate them, calling Lynch "a domestic terrorist" for attending Donald Trump's January 6 rally [2]

McClure ultimately defeated Lynch by a wide margin, winning 56 percent of the vote to Lynch's 44 percent. However, Lynch refused to concede, instead alleging unspecified irregularities in the vote count, and closely monitored the post-election canvassing. [3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lamont McClure (inc.) 18,480 99.59%
Democratic Write-ins760.41%
Total votes18,556 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Lynch 14,722 99.51%
Republican Write-ins730.49%
Total votes14,795 100.00%

General election

Results

2021 Northampton County Executive election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lamont McClure (inc.) 38,477 56.14%
Republican Steve Lynch29,98443.75%
Write-in 710.10%
Total votes68,532 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ Novak, Steve (October 27, 2021). "Amid slew of claims, GOP candidate says too soon to know if he'll accept election results". The Express-Times . Easton, Pennsylvania. p. A3. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ Novak, Steve (August 31, 2021). "Candidate plans to intimidate boards over masks". The Express-Times . Easton, Pennsylvania. p. A1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ Sheehan, Daniel Patrick (November 10, 2021). "Race is over -- sort of: A week after Election Day, Northampton County canvasses votes under the suspicious watch of a losing candidate and his supporters". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. 1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ Shortell, Tom (May 11, 2021). "Ahead of Northampton executive race, McClure stockpiles $180,000 war chest". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. 4. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Summary Results Report - Municipal Primary Election - May 18, 2021" (PDF). Northampton County Office of Voter Registration. June 3, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  6. ↑ Shortell, Tom (February 13, 2021). "First GOP candidate joins race, shows Trump's influence". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. 1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Summary Results Report - Municipal General Election - November 2, 2021" (PDF). Northampton County Office of Voter Registration. June 7, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
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