Voters Pick County Council Slate For November

Ten candidates—five Republicans, five Democrats—will face off this fall for five open seats on Northampton County Council.

Voters in both parties made their nominations Tuesday, choosing a mix of veteran county officials and poltiical newcomers.

According to unofficial election results, the five Republican nominees are:

• Peg Ferraro of Bushkill Township, the only incumbent in the race.
• Mat Benol, a former Tea Party Chairman from Palmer Township.
• Seth Vaughn, a Bethlehem physician's assistant who ran for county council in 2012.
• Glenn Geisinger, a businessman from Plainfield Township.
• Hayden Phillips, first-time candidate and Hewitt Packard project manager from Lower Nazareth.

The Democratic nominees are:

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

Also in the race were Republicans Tricia Mezzacappa and Frank Hesch, and Democrats Kerry Myers, Jason Toedter and William Wallace.