2017 Lehigh County Executive election

2017 Lehigh County Executive election
	November 7, 2017
County Executive before election; Tom Muller; Democratic	Elected County Executive ; Phillips Armstrong; Democratic

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Phillips Armstrong, Whitehall Township Commissioner^[2]

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phillips Armstrong	11,695	100.00%
Total votes			11,695	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Brad Osborne, County Commissioner^[4]
Glenn Eckhart, County Controller^[5]

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Osborne	6,453	56.14%
	Republican	Glenn Eckhart	5,041	43.86%
Total votes			11,494	100.00%

General election

Results

2017 Lehigh County Executive election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phillips Armstrong	25,085	52.62%
	Republican	Brad Osborne	22,546	47.30%
	Write-in		40	0.08%
Total votes			47,671	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ Opilo, Emily (February 14, 2017). "Muller says he won't be seeking 2nd term". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 4. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ Shortell, Tom (March 29, 2017). "Lehigh exec candidate holds rally". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 5. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "MUNICIPAL PRIMARY - MAY 2017". Lehigh County Office of Voter Registration. 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
^ Shortell, Tom (January 27, 2017). "Osborne launches run for Lehigh executive". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 4. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ Shortell, Tom (March 1, 2017). "Lehigh County Controller Eckhart runs for executive". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 5. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ "MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017". Lehigh County Office of Voter Registration. 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2025.

[1] Opilo, Emily (February 14, 2017). "Muller says he won't be seeking 2nd term". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 4. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[2] Shortell, Tom (March 29, 2017). "Lehigh exec candidate holds rally". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 5. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[primary_results-3] "MUNICIPAL PRIMARY - MAY 2017". Lehigh County Office of Voter Registration. 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2025.

[4] Shortell, Tom (January 27, 2017). "Osborne launches run for Lehigh executive". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 4. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[5] Shortell, Tom (March 1, 2017). "Lehigh County Controller Eckhart runs for executive". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. News 5. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[6] "MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017". Lehigh County Office of Voter Registration. 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2025.

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