{"id":5495,"date":"2025-10-17T08:54:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T08:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/5495\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T08:54:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T08:54:15","slug":"bethlehem-mayor-reportedly-wins-democratic-primary-no-gop-candidates-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/5495\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethlehem mayor reportedly wins Democratic primary, no GOP candidates running"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BethlehemBethlehem Mayor J. William Reynolds, from left, and Bethlehem City Councilwoman Grace Crampsie Smith are seen in 2024 photos. The two Democrats sought their party’s nomination for mayor in the primary election Tuesday, May 20, 2025.Donna Fisher and Saed Hindash File Photos | For lehighvalleylive.com<\/p>\n

Incumbent Bethlehem Mayor J. William Reynolds and Bethlehem City Councilwoman Grace Crampsie Smith sought the Democratic nomination for mayor in Tuesday\u2019s primary<\/a> election.<\/p>\n

With unofficial results incomplete across the city\u2019s Lehigh and Northampton county voting precincts, WFMZ-TV 69 reported<\/a> about 10 p.m. that Crampsie Smith had conceded the race to Reynolds. <\/p>\n

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