Voter turnout in Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary was much higher than in recent off-year elections. Mail-in ballots, competitive races in the Lehigh Valley's largest cities and fallout from the pandemic played a role.
Bethlehem City Councilman J. William Reynolds had a 1,295-vote lead late Tuesday night over former City Administrator Dana Grubb in the race to become the city’s next mayor.
Councilman J. William Reynolds holds solid lead in Bethlehem mayoral primary
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Bethlehem City Councilman J. William Reynolds and former city administrative employee Dana Grubb are vying May 18, 2021, for the Democratic nomination for city mayor.Courtesy photos | For lehighvalleylive.com
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Longtime Bethlehem City Councilman J. William Reynolds held a large lead over his Democratic opponent in Tuesday’s mayoral primary, according to unofficial results as of early Wednesday morning.
Reynolds was up about 1,300 votes over Dana Grubb, 70, a former city administrator, according to unofficial Northampton and Lehigh county election results just before 1 a.m. Lehigh County still has outstanding mail-in ballots, while Northampton was reporting votes from all precincts, but none were complete.
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