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Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

2026 election results. Josh Shapiro (D) has 64% of the vote for governor in Lehigh County, with about 93% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 26.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Lehigh County

Governor

Josh Shapiro
63.9%87,417
Stacy Garrity
34.7%47,482
Kenneth Krawchuk
1.4%1,885
93% counted

Statewide: Josh Shapiro wins. Called.

The leader in Lehigh County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 4, 1:25 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
PA GovernorD +29.6D +2.7D +26.9
PA-07D +17.7D +2.7D +15.0

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Lehigh County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris50.8%Donald Trump48.0%D +2.7189,877
2020Joe Biden53.2%Donald Trump45.6%D +7.6185,095
2016Hillary Clinton50.5%Donald Trump45.8%D +4.7160,993
2012Barack Obama53.3%Mitt Romney45.5%D +7.8147,002
2008Barack Obama57.1%John McCain41.6%D +15.5152,464
2004John Kerry51.0%George W. Bush48.4%D +2.6145,091
2000Al Gore48.7%George W. Bush47.7%D +1.0116,280

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved D +1.7.

Other counties in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Pennsylvania certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Pennsylvania's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.