Barletta Sails to Another Term in Hazleton

Mayor Lou Barletta, a Republican who gained national prominence by targeting illegal immigrants living in this small city, easily won re-election Tuesday to a third term.

He defeated a Libertarian candidate, John Medashefski, a coffee shop owner who argued the city should drop its effort to push through a law targeting illegal immigrants.

With 82 percent of precincts reporting, Barletta had 2,593 votes, or 89 percent, compared with Medashefski’s 323 votes, or 11 percent.


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