2005 Lehigh County Executive election

none January 2025 May 2024 2005 Lehigh County Executive election presidential no 2001 Lehigh County Executive election 2001 November 8, 2005 2009 Lehigh County Executive election 2009 150x150px Don Cunningham Democratic Party (United States) 33,263 61.60% 150x150px Jane Ervin Republican Party (United States) 20,721 38.37% County Executive Jane Ervin Republican Party (United States) Don Cunningham Democratic Party (United States) The 2005 Lehigh County Executive election was held on November 8, 2005. Incumbent Republican County Executive Jane Ervin ran for re-election to a second term. She narrowly defeated engineer Kevin Ryan in the Republican primary, winning 53-47 percent, and advanced to the general election, where she was opposed by former Bethlehem Mayor Don Cunningham, the Democratic nominee. Cunningham defeated Ervin in a landslide, winning 62 percent of the vote to Ervin's 38 percent, largely over voter frustration at a 70 percent property tax hike, enabling him to become the first Democratic County Executive in county history.Hartzell Dan Cunningham ousts Ervin The Morning Call November 9, 2005 Allentown, Pennsylvania A1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/176358942/ July 10, 2025 Democratic primary Candidates Don Cunningham, former Pennsylvania Secretary of General Services, former Mayor of BethlehemHartzell Dan Cunningham joins race for Lehigh executive The Morning Call March 6, 2005 Allentown, Pennsylvania B1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/176358196/ July 10, 2025 Results Democratic primary resultsMUNICIPAL PRIMARY - MAY 2005 2005 Lehigh County Office of Voter Registration https://home.lehighcounty.org/TallyHo/ElectionResultsForCategorySubcategory.aspx?&ElectionKey=317E7E456C656374696F6E7E34643631396135332D303231632D343536322D613733322D3238363034656130613333337E30&OfficeSubCategoryKey=&OfficeCategoryKey=317E7E4F666669636543617465676F72797E62313235336664612D326464302D343233392D613833342D6264393031363361373861667E30 July 9, 2025 Don Cunningham Democratic Party (United States) 11,782 99.73% Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 32 0.27% 11,814 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Jane Ervin, incumbent County ExecutiveHartzell Dan Ervin wants to lead Lehigh for second term The Morning Call December 9, 2004 Allentown, Pennsylvania B1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/176359120/ July 10, 2025 Kevin P. Ryan, consulting engineer, perennial candidateHartzell Dan GOP challenger campaigns on the bottom line The Morning Call May 6, 2005 Allentown, Pennsylvania B4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/176358750/ July 10, 2025 Declined Andy Roman, County CommissionerHartzell Dan Roman will not run for Lehigh executive The Morning Call February 20, 2005 Allentown, Pennsylvania B4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/176358573/ July 10, 2025 Results Republican primary results Jane Ervin (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 7,104 53.13% Kevin P. Ryan Republican Party (United States) 6,260 46.82% Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 6 0.04% 13,370 100.00% General election Results 2005 Lehigh County Executive electionMUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 2005 2005 Lehigh County Office of Voter Registration https://home.lehighcounty.org/TallyHo/ElectionResultsForCategorySubcategory.aspx?&ElectionKey=317E7E456C656374696F6E7E63336637356636322D323431372D343263662D393939362D6631306564663837643835337E30&OfficeSubCategoryKey=&OfficeCategoryKey=317E7E4F666669636543617465676F72797E62313235336664612D326464302D343233392D613833342D6264393031363361373861667E30 July 9, 2025 Don Cunningham Democratic Party (United States) 33,263 61.60% Jane Ervin (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 20,721 38.37% write-ins 14 0.03% 53,998 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Category:2005 United States county executive elections Lehigh County Executive Category:Lehigh County Executive elections