Matt Tuerk is poised to clinch the Democratic nomination in a historically competitive Allentown mayoral race. Tuerk, a longtime economic development official, holds a 115-vote, 1.5-percentage-point advantage over incumbent Mayor Ray O’Connell in the Democratic primary, according to incomplete and unofficial results.
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