{"id":25261,"date":"2025-11-05T07:31:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T07:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/25261\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T07:31:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T07:31:09","slug":"democrats-sweep-as-5-seats-decided-on-northampton-county-council-unofficial-results-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/25261\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats sweep as 5 seats decided on Northampton County Council, unofficial results show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Northampton County voters in Tuesday\u2019s election faced the possibility of flipping the county council<\/a> from Democratic to Republican majority. <\/p>\n

Instead, the Democratic candidates swept all five races, according to unofficial results posted by the county with all precincts reporting.<\/p>\n

On the Democratic side, incumbent President Lori Vargo Heffner led with 48,658 votes, followed by 48,498 for David Holland, 47,318 for Jason Boulette, 47,124 for Theresa Fadem and 43,904 for Nadeem Qayyum, according to the results.<\/p>\n

Running on the Republican slate were incumbents John P. Goffredo and John Brown, plus Sam Elias, Daniel Campo and Juan E. Martinez. The unofficial results show Elias took 34,968 votes, followed by 34,534 for Goffredo, 34,340 for Campo, 34,232 for Brown and 32,752 for Martinez.<\/p>\n

Results are unofficial until certified. Approaching midnight Tuesday, Northampton County reported all Election Day votes, partial mail-in ballots and no provisional ballots. <\/p>\n

All five seats are at-large members of the council.<\/p>\n

Council\u2019s majority makeup is currently 6-3 Democrat and stands to become 8-1 Democrat. The lone Republican would be council member Tom Giovanni, whose term runs through 2027. Unofficial results from Tuesday\u2019s election show Giovanni lost his bid for county executive to the current county controller, Tara Zrinski. <\/p>\n

Along with Democrat Vargo Heffner and Republicans Goffredo and Brown, the other at-large council members whose terms expire at the end of 2025 are Democrats Jeffrey Corpora and Ronald Heckman.<\/p>\n

County council members serve four-year terms. <\/p>\n

MORE: Party control of Northampton County Council could flip<\/a><\/p>\n

Our media partner Armchair Lehigh Valley contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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