Politics & Government

Mackenzie Won South Whitehall By 230 Votes

Ryan Mackenzie got a boost from South Whitehall voters in the April 24 special election

got a boost from South Whitehall voters in the April 24 special election.

Mackenzie, a Republican, defeated Democrat in the hotly contested race to fill the 134th House district seat vacated by Doug Reichley when the former state representative became a Lehigh County judge.

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districtwide by more than 1,900 votes. In South Whitehall, he won by 230 votes with a total of 798 compared to 568 for Slattery.

Here's a breakdown:

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Ryan Mackenzie

  • South Whitehall 3: 297
  • South Whitehall 4: 197
  • South Whitehall 5: 304

Patrick Slattery

  • South Whitehall 3: 220
  • South Whitehall 4: 132
  • South Whitehall 5: 216

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