Republicans Sweep Northampton County Council Race

Tuesday was a good night for Northampton County Republicans, with GOP candidates winning both the county executive's office and a majority on county council, according to unofficial results.

With 90 percent of the votes in, voters had chosen five Republicans to serve on council, re-electing veteran Councilwoman Peg Ferraro and four newcomers:

• Mat Benol, a former Tea Party Chairman from Palmer Township.
• Glenn Geisinger, a businessman from Plainfield Township.
  
• Hayden Phillips, first time candidate and Hewlett Packard project manager from Lower Nazareth.
• Seth Vaughn, a Bethlehem physician's assistant who ran for county council in 2012.

• Christen Borso, a Bethlehem business owner and member of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
• Ronald Heckman, a former councilman and director of human services from Bethlehem.
• Deborah Hunter, a former Nazareth Area School Board member.
• Tom O'Donnell, a former Lower Nazareth supervisor.
• Gerald Seyfried, a former county executive and councilman from Lower Nazareth.