Democratic challenger Deirdre Kamber Todd is currently in the lead over Republican incumbent Zach Mako, in Lehigh and Northampton counties.

In Lehigh County Todd has 1,327 votes to 642 logged for Mako.

In Northampton County, Todd has 2,953 votes to Mako’s 1,524 votes.

The district includes parts of Lehigh County, including the townships of Lowhill and North Whitehall and the Borough of Slatington, and parts of Northampton County, including Lehigh Township and Walnutport.

Rep. Mako, of Lehigh Township, in his fourth two-year term.

He is a PA National Guard veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom who holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Kutztown University.

His opponent is Democrat Deirdre Kamber Todd, a 23-year attorney who worked in business, civil rights, health care, contracts and education law. She also worked in Harrisburg for the Departments of Health and Corrections.

We’ll updates as the votes are counted.