The 2017 mayoral election in
Allentown, Pennsylvania
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was held on November 7, 2017, and resulted in the incumbent mayor
Ed Pawlowski, a member of the
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, being re-elected to a fourth term over
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candidate Nat Hyman.
Background
Pawlowski was seeking his fourth term as Mayor, having been first elected
in 2005.
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Campaign
The Republican nominee was Nat Hyman, a jeweler and real estate developer.[ Common Sense Independent Party candidate John Richard Ingram, also a real estate developer, and Solomon Tembo, the candidate of the King Solomon Tembo party, were also on the ballot.][ ]Ray O'Connell
Ray O'Connell is an American politician who served as the 42nd Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania. He assumed the office on March 29, 2018 following the resignation of former mayor Ed Pawlowski. O'Connell was selected to serve as mayor by the A ...
, the president of the Allentown City Council, also ran as a write-in candidate.[
No debates were held during the election; instead the candidates engaged in retail politics. Pawlowski worked to increase turnout among Allentown's Hispanic and Syrian populations.
In July 2017 Pawlowski was the subject of a 54-count ]indictment
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that alleged that he conspired to provide municipal contracts in return for campaign contributions, dinners and tickets to sports events.[
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Results
Aftermath
Pawlowski resigned in March 2018 following his conviction on corruption charges. The City Council selected O'Connell to succeed Pawlowski later that month.
See also
* 2017 United States elections
The 2017 United States elections were held, in large part, on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. This off-year election featured gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey, as well as state legislative elections in both houses of the New Jerse ...
* List of mayors of Allentown, Pennsylvania
The city of Allentown, Pennsylvania was founded in 1762 as Northampton Town by William Allen, a wealthy shipping merchant. During its first fifty years of existence, Northampton Town was a small unincorporated settlement, consisting of a few homes ...
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