Tim Reilly's Wite-in Bid Fails in Easton Mayoral Contest

Easton firefighter Tim Reilly waged a last-minute write-in contest to capture the 100 votes needed to secure the Republican nomination in the Easton Mayoral primary. He fell short. 

Reilly only attracted 21 of the 149 write-in votes cast by Republicans. In fact, the leading write-in candidate on the Republican side of the ballot was Mayor Sal Panto, who pulled in 59 Republican votes. Peter Melan, another Democrat, bested Reilly with 22 write-ins. The remaining 47 votes are "not assigned." 

Panto secured the Democratic nomination last week by beating Peter Melan, 1,629 to 704. 

While these results are all unofficial, it appears that Panto is on his way to an unprecedented 7th term as Easton's Mayor. 

Panto has focused his efforts as Mayor on keeping Easton "clean and safe." Meanwhile, Allentown is a pigsty and is being forced to consider a city initiative that would keep police officers sidelined for 9-1-1 calls.