2017 Northampton County Executive election|
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| Nominee
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Lamont McClure
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John Brown
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| Party
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Democratic
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Republican
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| Popular vote
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22,520
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17,675
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| Percentage
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53.81%
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48.20%
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County Executive before election
John Brown
Republican
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Elected County Executive
Lamont McClure
Republican
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The 2017 Northampton County Executive election was held on November 7, 2017. Incumbent Republican County Executive John Brown, who was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Auditor General in 2016, ran for re-election to a second term. He won the Republican nomination unopposed and faced former County Councilman Lamont McClure, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. McClure defeated Brown by a wide margin, winning 54 percent of the vote to Brown's 46 percent.