Voters in Lehigh County have choices on Tuesday
Voters in Lehigh County, including those from six municipalities in the Times News coverage area — Heidelberg, Lowhill, Lynn, Washington and Weisenberg townships and the Borough of Slatington — have decisions to make in contested races at the county level on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
And in Washington and Heidelberg townships and Slatington Borough there are challenged races in which the electorate will have to decide.
Voters in those areas also live in the Northwestern and Northern Lehigh school districts, but will not have choices to make in either district as all of the candidates are unopposed.
Here is a look at what voters will see on the ballots of the respective municipalities:
Lehigh County
The contested races in Lehigh are for a 10-year-term on the court of common pleas and a four-year term as county executive.
In the judicial race, the candidates are Democrat Mark B. Stanziola and Republican Patricia Fuentes Mulqueen, while the county executive race has Democrat Joshua Siegel and Republican Roger MacLean going head-to-head. The race includes all of the county’s election districts.
Meanwhile, voters in the six Times News area municipalities of the county will see an uncontested candidate for commissioner in District 1 on the ballot. Antonio Pineda is the candidate on both the Democratic and Republican ballots.
District 1 includes the six municipalities in addition to Whitehall and North Whitehall townships and Coplay Borough.
Heidelberg Township
The challenged race in Heidelberg is for the four-year term as judge of elections. The candidates are Democrat Jeffrey P. Kistler and Republican Vikki L. Stoss.
Otherwise, there are no contests in the township. Unopposed are Jonathan Jakum, who appears on both of Democratic and Republican ballots for the six-year term on the board of supervisors; Republican Christopher Dum, running for the four-year term as tax collector; and Republican William R. Hoffert, who is seeking a six-year term as auditor.
No one is running in the township for four-year term and two-year terms as auditors, nor the four-year terms as inspectors of elections.
Washington Township
There is a race for the six-year term as supervisor in Washington Township.
The candidates are Democrat Robert J. Schramel ad Republican Josh B. Friebolin.
The only other candidate on the township’s ballot is Republican Ashley Wilk, who is unchallenged for a four-year term as tax collector.
No one is running in the township for six-year and two-year terms as auditors, nor the four-year terms as judges of elections and inspectors of elections in all three districts of Washington (East, South and West).
Slatington Borough
The challenged contest in the Borough of Slatington is for a two-year term on the council.
The candidates are Democrat Andreas Hassold and Republican Aaron Schoch.
Schoch is also a candidate for a four-year term on council, as are Robert Krebs, who appears as both a Democratic and Republican candidate, and Republican William M. Schippers. They are unopposed.
Also without opposition are Jeralyn Walters Schoch, Republican running for a four-year term as mayor, and Republican Jon W. Rinker, who is seeking a four-year term as tax collector.
No one is running in the borough for four-year terms as judges of elections and inspectors of elections in all three districts of the town (1, 2 and 3).
Lowhill Township
There are no contested races in Lowhill as four candidates on the ballot are unopposed.
They are John J. Iannantuono, who appears on both ballots for a six-year term on the board of supervisors; Republican Joann E. Schaffer, who is running for a four-year term as tax collector; and Republicans Michele Herman and Cynthia VanArtsdalen, who are aspiring to four-year terms as judge of elections and inspector of elections, respectively.
No one is running in Lowhill for two auditor terms, those being for six-year and four-year terms.
Lynn Township
There are no challenged races in Lynn Township this time around.
Unopposed candidates include Robert Jerdon and Mary Ann Metzger, who appear on both the Democratic and Republican ballots for the six-year term on the board of supervisors and the four-year term for tax collector, respectively.
Also unopposed are Republican Steve Schoeniger, who is running for the four-year term as judge of elections in the New Tripoli District, and Republican Judith A. Ritter, running for the four-year term as judge of elections in the Lynnville District.
There are no candidates in the township for six-year and two-year terms as auditors, nor four-year terms as judge of elections in the Jacksonville District and four-year terms as inspectors of elections in all three districts (New Tripoli, Lynnville and Jacksonville).
Weisenberg Township
There are only four candidates on the township’s ballot and all are unopposed.
They are Republican Richard A. Bleiler, who is running for a six-year term on the board of supervisors; Republican Jeffrey M. Strauss, seeking the four-year term as tax collector; Republican George J. Gerbino, running for the six-year term as auditor; and Democrat Emmanuelle Van Fleet, running for a four-year term as judge of elections.
No one is running for the four-year terms as inspector of elections in the township.
Northwestern Lehigh
Voters in Heidelberg, Lynn, Lowhill and Weisenberg townships will also see Northwestern Lehigh School District Board of Education candidates on their ballots.
However, there are no decisions to be made in casting ballots in the race in which there are four candidates to be elected to four four-year terms. All four candidates appear on both the Democratic and Republican ballots. They are Lauren Hunsicker, Rebecca Hite, Jennifer L. Senavaitis and Todd Hernandez.
Northern Lehigh
Likewise, there are four uncontested candidates for four four-year terms on the Northern Lehigh School District Board of Education, where voters from Slatington and Washington Township will participate, along with voters from Walnutport in Northampton County.
Appearing on both ballots are Angela Williams, Gary Fedorcha and Crystal Bilby, while the fourth candidate, Timothy D. Weaber, is a Republican candidate.
No one is running in the district for a two-year term on the board.