Democrats go with prosecutor Terry Houck for Northampton County district attorney

Democrats go with prosecutor Terry Houck for Northampton County district attorney

Longtime prosecutor Terry Houck was well on his way Tuesday night to clinching the Democratic nomination in the race for Northampton County District Attorney.

Houck took an early and commanding lead over his Democratic opponent, Chief Public Defender Nuria DiLuzio, and maintained a 40-point advantage with 87% of the precincts reporting, according to unofficial results. As of 10:50 p.m., he had 70% of the vote to DiLuzio’s 30%

“Our task is not complete,”

 

 Houck said in a telephone interview just before 11 p.m. “Tonight we’re going to celebrate, but tomorrow we get to work on going forward to the General Election.”

DiLuzio conceded the race at about 10:15 p.m. when she called to congratulate Houck, who was celebrating with supporters at The Bayou in Easton.

“While it is not the result I had hoped for, I’m very thankful to all my supporters ..." DiLuzio said in a telephone interview, adding she is asking her supporters to back Houck in the general election.

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Houck likely will face attorney Tom Carroll, the only Republican who ran in the primary, this fall in a contest that will decide who will be the county’s first new district attorney in 28 years. John Morganelli, first elected DA in 1991, decided not to seek an eighth term and instead ran unopposed for county judge. The DA race also marks the first time in 40 years a sitting district attorney isn’t in the race.