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.
Democratic primary Candidates Don Cunningham, former Pennsylvania Secretary of General Services, former Mayor of Bethlehem
Results
Republican primary Candidates Jane Ervin, incumbent County Executive Kevin P. Ryan, consulting engineer, perennial candidate
Declined Andy Roman, County Commissioner
Results
General election Results
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