The 2017 Lehigh County Executive election was held on November 7, 2017. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Tom Muller declined to seek re-election to a second term, instead endorsing Whitehall Township Commissioner Phillips Armstrong as his successor.[1] Armstrong won the Democratic primary unopposed. County Commissioner Brad Osborne defeated County Controller Glenn Eckhart to win the Republican nomination, 56–44 percent, and faced Armstrong in the general election. Armstrong defeated Osborne by a thin margin, winning his first term as County Executive with 53 percent of the vote.
Quick facts Nominee, Party ...
2017 Lehigh County Executive election|
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| Nominee |
Phillips Armstrong |
Brad Osborne |
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| Party |
Democratic |
Republican |
| Popular vote |
25,085 |
22,546 |
| Percentage |
52.62% |
47.30% |
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County Executive before election
Tom Muller
Democratic |
Elected County Executive
Phillips Armstrong
Democratic |
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