Democrats won all five open seats on Northampton County Council in Tuesday's election, according to unofficial results, giving Democrats an eight-member majority on the nine-member body.
There were several contested school board races in Lehigh and Northampton counties for Tuesday's general election. Here are the unofficial returns as reported by the counties.
Democrat Tara Zrinski declared victory Tuesday in the race to become Northampton County's next executive.
Mark Stanziola defeated prosecutor Patricia Mulqueen in the race for Lehigh County judge. The judgeship is a new one approved by state lawmakers and brings to 11 the number of Common Pleas Court judges in Lehigh County.
Democrat Julie Zando-Dennis won the Easton City Council race for District 2, defeating Republican Sharbel Koorie, according to unofficial Northampton County election returns.