Voters who reside in parts of the Times News coverage area in Lehigh and Northampton counties will participate in several races on the General Election ballots Tuesday.

The keynote contest is that of Pennsylvania governor, where Republican Tom Corbett is running for re-election to a four-year term and faces strong opposition from the Democrat, Tom Wolf, former Pennsylvania Department of Revenue secretary.In the 17th Congressional District, several counties are involved in that balloting (See story on page 1), including the Northampton County municipalities, particularly sections of the city of Bethlehem, as well as the city of Easton; the townships of Bethlehem, Forks, Lower Mount Bethel, Palmer, Plainfield District Delabole, Upper Mount Bethel, Upper Nazareth District East and Washington; and the boroughs of Bangor, East Bangor, Freemansburg, Glendon, Nazareth, Pen Argyl, Portland, Roseto, Stockertown, Tatamy, West Easton, Wilson and Wind Gap.The race is between U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, a Democrat seeking his second two-year term, and the Republican challenger David Moylan, the current Schuylkill County Coroner.Meanwhile, Lehigh and Northampton County voters from the Times News coverage area will participate in the balloting for two seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.In District 183, the contest is between incumbent Julie Harhart, a Republican, and two challengers, Democrat Terri Powell and Independent Michael Molovinsky.The district includes the townships of South Whitehall (districts 5, 6 and 8), Washington and Whitehall (district 7, 10 and 11) and the Borough of Slatington, all in Lehigh County, and the townships of Allen, Lehigh and Moore (Beersville and Klecknersville districts) and the boroughs of North Catasauqua, Northampton and Walnutport, all in Northampton County.Voters in the Maxatawny Township and the boroughs of Kutztown and Lyons, all in Berks County, and the townships of Heidelberg, Lowhill, Lynn, North Whitehall, Upper Macungie and Weisenberg, all in Lehigh County, will participate in the Pennsylvania House 187th District balloting, although there is no contest this year. Incumbent Gary Day, a Republican, is running unopposed.Regarding the state Senate, there is one contest that involves Times News area municipalities in Lehigh County. Voters in Heidelberg, Lowhill, Lynn, Washington and Weisenberg townships and those in the Borough of Slatington help compose the 16th Senatorial District. Other municipalities in that district are the city of Allentown and the townships of Lower Macungie, Lower Milford, North Whitehall, South Whitehall, Upper Macungie, Upper Milford and Upper Saucon and the boroughs of Alburtis, Coopersburg and Macungie.Sen. Pat Browne, a Republican, is seeking another four-year term in the district and is opposed by Democrat Walter Felton.There is also a second Congressional seat in these two counties, that being in the House of Representatives' 15th District where Rep. Charlie Dent, a Republican, is running for re-election. He is unopposed.The district includes all of Lehigh County; and parts of Northampton County, including the city of Bethlehem (Northampton County Portion) Wards 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 14, 15, 16 and 17 blocks 1026, 1123, 2018 and 2055 of tract 011300 and the townships of Allen, Bushkill, East Allen, Hanover, Lehigh, Lower Nazareth, Lower Saucon, Moore, Plainfield Districts Belfast, Kesslersville and Plainfield Church, Upper Nazareth District West and Williams and the boroughs of Bath, Chapman, Hellertown, North Catasauqua, Northampton and Walnutport.It also includes parts of Berks and Dauphin counties.