A roundup of Tuesday's Lehigh Valley races
Still thinking about who you are voting for?
Here’s a rundown of the races in the Lehigh Valley and our stories on the candidates.
Most were originally posted before the latest campaign finance reporting period. You can link here to see all of the latest reports.
If you aren’t sure what district you live in, you can find out here. To find your polling place, click here.
Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. on Nov. 8. Mail-in ballots must be received by 8 p.m. as well. Not all drop boxes are open until 8 p.m. To check locations and hours for drop boxes, click here for Lehigh County and here for Northampton County.
However, on Election Day in Northampton, the Bethlehem City Hall drop box box will be moved to the Rotunda where people vote in person. That box will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
If you haven’t gotten around to filling out your mail-in ballot by Election Day, you can bring your uncompleted ballot to your polling place, surrender it and sign a declaration to vote.
If you forget to bring your uncompleted ballot to the polls, you can vote provisionally – meaning your vote won’t be tallied until verified.
Remember, results probably won’t be available Tuesday night for many races due to mail-in ballots. We will be live tweeting results as they roll in. Follow us on Twitter at @armchairlv.
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LOCAL CONGRESSIONAL RACE 7th Congressional District
Candidates:
Susan Wild, D, Allentown, incumbent
Lisa Scheller, R, Allentown
Municipalities: All of Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon counties as well as Eldred and Polk townships and about half of Ross Township in Monroe County.
Read coverage here:
New poll: Wild-Scheller in dead heat weeks before election
As Wild rakes in cash, Scheller spends big on advertising
Lisa Scheller making second bid in 7th Congressional District
Susan Wild touts record as she seeks third term
Carbon County voters could decide who wins in the 7th Congressional District
Local state senate races
District 14
Incumbent: None
Candidates:
Nick Miller, D, Allentown; Allentown School Board member
Dean Browning, R, South Whitehall; former Lehigh County commissioner
Read about the race here.
Municipalities: Lehigh County: Hanover, Salisbury and Whitehall Townships and Catasauqua, Coplay, Emmaus and Fountain Hill along with parts of South Whitehall Township and Allentown. Northampton County: Allen, Bushkill, East Allen, Hanover, Lehigh and Moore townships and Bath, Chapman, North Catasauqua, Northampton and Walnutport.
District 16
Incumbent: None
Candidates:
Jarrett Coleman, R, Upper Macungie Township; Parkland School Board member
Mark Pinsley, D, South Whitehall Township; Lehigh County controller
Read about the race here.
Municipalities: Lehigh County: Heidelberg, Lower Macungie, Lower Milford, Lowhill, Lynn, North Whitehall, Upper Macungie, Upper Milford, Upper Saucon, Washington and Weisenberg townships, Alburtis, Coopersburg, Macungie and Slatington along with parts of South Whitehall Township and Allentown. Bucks County: Bedminster, Bridgeton, Durham, East Rockhill, Haycock, Hilltown, Milford, Nockamixon, Richland, Springfield, Tinicum and West Rockhill townships and Dublin, Perkasie, Quakertown, Richlandtown, Riegelsville, Sellersville, Silverdale and Trumbauersville along with the Bucks County portion of Telford.
District 18
Candidates:
Lisa Boscola, D. Bethlehem Township, incumbent
John Merhottein Jr., R, Bethlehem Township, president of township Board of Commissioners
Read about the race here.
Municipalities: Forks, Lower Mount Bethel, Lower Nazareth, Lower Saucon, Palmer, Plainfield, Upper Mount Bethel, Upper Nazareth, Washington, and Williams townships and Bangor, East Bangor, Easton, Freemansburg, Glendon, Hellertown, Nazareth, Pen Argyl, Portland, Roseto, Stockertown, Tatamy, West Easton, Wilson and Wind Gap in Northampton County. The district also includes all of Bethlehem.
Local state house races
District 22
Incumbent: None
Candidates:
Joshua Siegel, D, Allentown, member of Allentown City Council
Robert E. Smith Jr., R, Allentown, former Allentown School Board member
Read about the race here.
Municipalities: Parts of Allentown and Salisbury Township.
District 131
Candidates:
Milou Mackenzie, R, Lower Saucon Township, incumbent
Kevin Branco, D, Upper Saucon Township; owns Main Street gym in Hellertown
Read coverage here.
Municipalities: Lehigh County: Lower Milford, Upper Milford and Upper Saucon townships and Coopersburg with part of Salisbury Township. Montgomery County: Marlborough, Salford and Upper Hanover townships and East Greenville, Green Lane, Pennsburg and Red Hill. Northampton County: Parts of Lower Saucon Township.
District 132
Candidates:
Mike Schlossberg, D, South Whitehall, incumbent
Bethney Finch, R, South Whitehall
Matthew Schuetter, Libertarian, South Whitehall
Read about race here.
Municipalities: South Whitehall and parts of Allentown and Upper Macungie Township.
District 133
Candidate: Jeanne McNeill, D, Whitehall Township, incumbent, unopposed
Municipalities: Catasauqua, Coplay, Fountain Hill; Hanover Township (Lehigh County) and Whitehall Township plus the Lehigh County portion of Bethlehem.
District 134
Candidates:
Peter Schweyer, D, Allentown, incumbent
Brent Labenberg, R, Emmaus; president of Emmaus Borough Council
Read about the race here.
Municipalities: Emmaus and parts of Allentown and Salisbury Township.
District 135
Candidate: Steve Samuelson, D, Bethlehem, incumbent, unopposed
Municipalities: Northampton County portion of Bethlehem and parts of Hanover Township (Northampton County).
District 136
Candidate: Robert Freeman, D, Easton, incumbent, unopposed
Municipalities: Easton, Freemansburg, Glendon, Hellertown, West Easton, Wilson and Williams Township along with parts of Lower Saucon and Palmer townships.
District 137
Candidates:
Joe Emrick, R, Upper Nazareth Township, incumbent
Anna B. Thomas, D, Bethlehem Township
Read about the race here.
Municipalities: Nazareth, Tatamy and Bethlehem, Lower Nazareth and Upper Nazareth townships along with portions of Hanover and Palmer townships.
District 138
Candidates:
Ann Flood, R, Moore Township, incumbent
Gene Hunter, D, Forks Township
Read about the race here.
Municipalities: Bangor, Chapman, East Bangor, Pen Argyl, Portland, Roseto, Stockertown and Wind Gap and Bushkill, Forks, Lower Mount Bethel, Plainfield, Upper Mount Bethel and Washington townships with parts of Moore Township.
District 183
Candidate: Zach Mako, R, Walnutport, incumbent, unopposed
Municipalities: Lehigh County: Lowhill Township, North Whitehall Township and Slatington. Northampton County: Bath, North Catasauqua, Northampton and Walnutport and Allen, East Allen and Lehigh townships along with parts of Moore Township.
District 187
Candidate:
Ryan Mackenzie, R - Lower Macungie Township, incumbent, unopposed
Municipalities: Heidelberg, Lower Macungie, Lynn, Washington and Weisenberg townships and Alburtis and Macungie along with parts of Upper Macungie Township.