Bethlehem City Hall / Photos by Donna Fisher
Bethlehem
Incumbent Democrat J. William Reynolds was unopposed in his bid for a second term. He tallied 13,754 votes, according to unofficial results posted by Lehigh and Northampton Counties.
Reynolds defeated councilwoman Grace Crampsie Smith in the May primary. Crampsie Smith did not simultaneously run for reelection to council. Another council seat opened up when Kiera Wilhelm opted not to run again.
Democrats will continue to hold all seven seats on council with incumbents Rachel Leon and Hillary Kwiatek winning reelection and newcomers Justin Amann, executive director of the Foundation for the Bethlehem Area School District, and Jo Daniels, an account executive at Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions, winning four-year terms.
Rachel Leon, D incumbent – 12,714
Hillary G. Kwiatek, D incumbent – 12,254
Justin Amann, D – 12,123
Jo Daniels, D – 11,966
Joseph F. Poplawski, R – 4,923
Easton City Hall
Easton Council
Democrat Julie Zando-Dennis won a four-year seat on Easton City Council in District 2, according to unofficial results posted by Northampton County.
She defeated Republican Sharbel Koorie with 705 votes versus 384. Zando-Dennis is an assistant vice president/senior claims examiner for Berkley Alliance Managers. She is a member of the West Ward Community Initiative Steering Committee.
Unopposed on Tuesday were Democrats Frank Graziano III in District 1 and Susan Hartranft-Bittinger in District 3.
Graziano, a member of the city planning commission, defeated longtime council member and retired Lafayette College professor Roger Ruggles in the May primary. Hartranft-Bittinger, a member of the Easton Area School Board, defeated incumbent Democrat Taiba Sultana in the primary.