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2017 Westchester County Board of Legislators election
← 2015 November 7, 2017 2019 →
All 17 seats on the Westchester County Board of Legislators
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Democratic Republican Conservative
Last election 9 7 1
Seats won 12 4 1
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3 Steady
Popular vote 123,701 55,310 8,117
Percentage 65.39% 29.24% 4.29%
Swing Increase 6.71% Decrease 6.81% Increase 0.11%

The 2017 Westchester County Board of Legislators elections were held on 7 November 2017 in conjunction with the 2017 Westchester County Executive election. The elections resulted in major gains for the Democratic Party with the party flipping three previously Republican seats and control of the County Legislature from a Republican led Coalition. Benjamin Boykin became chair of the board and Catherine Parker Majority leader. Lohud attributed the major Democratic gains in heavily Democratic Westchester County as a reaction to the election of Donald Trump at the 2016 United States presidential election. The Democratic vote increased 6.71% as compared with the 2015 board of legislator elections. Democrats gained one seat they had previously left uncontested, the Peekskill based District 1 in addition to winning Districts 2 and 10 with their vote share increasing 8.13% and 5.48% respectively.

Electoral System

Members of the Board of Legislators are elected every two years during the off-year elections. Elections are conducted using first-past-the-post in 17 single member districts. Like all partisan elections in New York, fusion tickets are used.

Results

2017 Westchester County Board of Legislators Election Results
Party Candidates Votes % % +/– Seats Seats +/–
Democratic 16 123,701 65.39% Increase 6.71% 12 Increase 3
Republican 9 55,310 29.24% Decrease 6.81% 4 Decrease 3
Conservative 1 8,117 4.29% Increase 0.11% 1 Steady
Independence 1 1,017 0.54% New 0 New
Working Families 1 650 0.34% New 0 New
Write-in N/A 380 0.20% Decrease 0.17% 0 0
Valid votes 28 189,175 84.12% Increase 4.92% 17 Steady
Blank votes – 35,724 15.88% Decrease 4.92% – –
 Registered voters/Turnout – 598,126 37.6% Increase 14.4% – –
Source: Westchester County Board of Elections results

*Results are added up for the party each candidate is a member of, not fusion tickets.

Popular vote
Democratic   65.39%
Republican   29.24%
Other   5.37%

By district

BOLD represents a flip and ITALICS represent a new legislator of the same party.

District Incumbent Party +/- D% Elected Legislator Party
1 John G. Testa Rep +43.86% John G. Testa Rep
2 Francis T. Corcoran Rep +8.13% Kitley Covill Dem
3 Margareta A. Cunzio Con +0.88% Margareta A. Cunzio Con
4 Michael B. Kaplowitz Dem –0.01% Michael B. Kaplowitz Dem
5 Benjamin Boykin II Dem +0.45% Benjamin Boykin II Dem
6 David B. Gelfarb Rep +53.03% Nancy E. Barr Dem
7 Catherine F. Parker Dem +7.04% Catherine F. Parker Dem
8 Alfreda A. Williams Dem +0.27% Alfreda A. Williams Dem
9 Catherine A. Borgia Dem –1.72% Catherine A. Borgia Dem
10 Sheila M. Marcotte Rep +5.48% Damon R. Mather Dem
11 James Maisano Rep N/A James Maisano Rep
12 MaryJane C. Shimsky Dem +0.06% MaryJane C. Shimsky Dem
13 Lyndon D. Williams Dem +0.09% Lyndon D. Williams Dem
14 Bernice Spreckman Rep –0.32% David J. Tubiolo Rep
15 Gordon A. Burrows Rep +6.58% Gordon A. Burrows Rep
16 Ken Jenkins Dem –15.34% Christopher A. Johnson Dem
17 Jose I. Alvadrado Dem +5.19% Jose I. Alvadrado Dem

Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 6, 6.10% (gain)
  2. District 10, 6.14% (gain)
  3. District 15, 7.88%

See also

References

  1. "Westchester County election results: 9 takeaways". November 8, 2017.
  2. "2017 General Election Canvass Book" (PDF). Westchester County Board of Elections.
  3. "2017 Enrollment Active" (PDF). Westchester County Board of Elections.
  4. "2015 Enrollment Active | Westchester County Board of Elections" (PDF). Westchester County Board of Elections.
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