2013 Northampton County Executive election

2013 Northampton County Executive election
	November 5, 2013
County Executive before election; John Stoffa; Democratic	Elected County Executive ; John Brown; Republican

The 2013 Northampton County Executive election was held on November 5, 2013. Incumbent Democratic County Executive John Stoffa declined to run for a third term.^[1] Bethlehem Mayor John B. Callahan won the Democratic primary over former County Executive Glenn Reibman, whom Stoffa defeated in 2005, and County Councilman Lamont McClure, with 50 percent of the vote. In the general election, he faced Bangor Mayor John Brown, the Republican nominee. Despite Brown's lower name recognition, he defeated Callahan in an upset, winning the election with 52 percent of the vote.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

John B. Callahan, Mayor of Bethlehem, 2010 Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district^[3]
Glenn Reibman, former County Executive^[4]
Lamont McClure, County Councilman^[5]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Callahan	6,874	50.16%
	Democratic	Glenn Reibman	3,861	28.17%
	Democratic	Lamont McClure	2,954	21.55%
	Democratic	Write-ins	16	0.12%
Total votes			13,705	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

John Brown, Mayor of Bangor^[7]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Brown	5,642	98.71%
	Republican	Write-ins	574	1.29%
Total votes			5,716	100.00%

General election

Results

2013 Northampton County Executive election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Brown	18,969	51.73%
	Democratic	John B. Callahan	17,675	48.20%
	Write-in		27	0.07%
Total votes			36,671	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

^ Marcus, Samantha (December 14, 2013). "Norco exec John Stoffa bids farewell". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 7. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ Radzievich, Nicole; Assad, Matt; Tauber, Eugene (November 7, 2013). "How Brown beat Callahan". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ Shortell, Tom (February 6, 2013). "Callahan to run for county executive seat". The Express-Times. Easton, Pennsylvania. p. B6. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ Marcus, Samantha (February 20, 2013). "Reibman wants 3rd term as executive". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 5. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ Shortell, Tom (February 19, 2013). "Councilman running for executive". The Express-Times. Easton, Pennsylvania. p. B4. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "May 21, 2013 - Summary Report - Northampton County - PE13 Official" (PDF). Northampton County Office of Voter Registration. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ Marcus, Samantha (February 9, 2013). "Bangor mayor to run for Northampton County exec". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 6. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ "November 5, 2013 - Summary Report - Northampton County - GE13 Official" (PDF). Northampton County Office of Voter Registration. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[1] Marcus, Samantha (December 14, 2013). "Norco exec John Stoffa bids farewell". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 7. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[2] Radzievich, Nicole; Assad, Matt; Tauber, Eugene (November 7, 2013). "How Brown beat Callahan". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[3] Shortell, Tom (February 6, 2013). "Callahan to run for county executive seat". The Express-Times. Easton, Pennsylvania. p. B6. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[4] Marcus, Samantha (February 20, 2013). "Reibman wants 3rd term as executive". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 5. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[5] Shortell, Tom (February 19, 2013). "Councilman running for executive". The Express-Times. Easton, Pennsylvania. p. B4. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[primary_results-6] "May 21, 2013 - Summary Report - Northampton County - PE13 Official" (PDF). Northampton County Office of Voter Registration. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[7] Marcus, Samantha (February 9, 2013). "Bangor mayor to run for Northampton County exec". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 6. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[8] "November 5, 2013 - Summary Report - Northampton County - GE13 Official" (PDF). Northampton County Office of Voter Registration. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

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