Lehigh County executive primary election results: Roger MacLean wins Republican primary, will face Josh Siegel (D)
Roger MacLean, a former Allentown police chief, county detective and City Council member, has defeated Michael Welsh, an insurance company owner and former Allentown School Board director, in the Republican primary contest for Lehigh County executive.
Unofficial tallies Wednesday morning showed MacLean with 7,713 votes, and Welsh with 6,997, with all 161 precincts fully reporting.
In a cordial debate last month, both men touted traditional Republican credentials — fiscally conservative, tough on crime — in casting themselves as the best choice to take on likely Democratic nominee Josh Siegel, the state representative and former Allentown Council member who is unopposed in his party’s primary.
Welsh said Wednesday morning that he called MacLean to congratulate him Tuesday night, adding that he he told him he supports him 100%. He said he was proud to represent the Lehigh County Republican Committee in the primary.
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