Simmons/Deely Race One Vote Apart in Lehigh, Hundreds in Northampton
With almost all the votes counted, the race for the 131st district in Lehigh County is only one vote apart, but more than 400 apart in Northampton County; Simmons leads both.
For the rest of the Lehigh Valley, election season is over. In the 131st district, the race for the House seat rages on. The race between incumbent Justin Simmons (R) and Kevin Deely (D) was too statistically close for election officials certify election night. Currently, Simmons is ahead of Kevin Deely by only one vote in Lehigh County and 430 in Northampton County. In Lehigh County, outstanding ballots include 60 provisional ballots, six emergency responders and four ballots where voters didn't provide proper identification and still could. In Northampton County, outstanding ballots include 16 military ballots and 17 first responders. The poll workers and election officials in Lehigh and Northampton counties have worked extremely hard…
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Starship Trooper
8:36 am on Monday, November 26, 2012
Gramma 24... . Cant wait till Rep Simmons gets relected for a third term and then decides to run for Senate or Congress. Your bastard children can come clean the restrooms at the statehouse ! more ›