2017 Westchester County Board of Legislators elections

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2017 Westchester County Board of Legislators election
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 2015November 7, 20172019 

All 17 seats on the Westchester County Board of Legislators
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Democratic Republican Conservative
Last election971
Seats won1241
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 3Steady2.svg
Popular vote123,70155,3108,117
Percentage65.39%29.24%4.29%
SwingIncrease2.svg 6.71%Decrease2.svg 6.81%Increase2.svg 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 [1] 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.

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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 [2]
PartyCandidatesVotes%% +/–SeatsSeats +/–
Democratic 16123,70165.39%Increase2.svg 6.71%12Increase2.svg 3
Republican 955,31029.24%Decrease2.svg 6.81%4Decrease2.svg 3
Conservative 18,1174.29%Increase2.svg 0.11%1Steady2.svg
Independence 11,0170.54%New0New
Working Families 16500.34%New0New
Write-inN/A3800.20%Decrease2.svg 0.17%00
Valid votes28189,17584.12%Increase2.svg 4.92%17Steady2.svg
Blank votes35,72415.88%Decrease2.svg 4.92%
 Registered voters/Turnout598,126 [3] 37.6%Increase2.svg 14.4% [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 LegislatorParty
1John G. TestaRep+43.86%John G. TestaRep
2Francis T. CorcoranRep+8.13%Kitley CovillDem
3Margareta A. CunzioCon+0.88%Margareta A. CunzioCon
4Michael B. KaplowitzDem–0.01%Michael B. KaplowitzDem
5Benjamin Boykin IIDem+0.45%Benjamin Boykin IIDem
6David B. GelfarbRep+53.03%Nancy E. BarrDem
7Catherine F. ParkerDem+7.04%Catherine F. ParkerDem
8Alfreda A. WilliamsDem+0.27%Alfreda A. WilliamsDem
9Catherine A. BorgiaDem–1.72%Catherine A. BorgiaDem
10Sheila M. MarcotteRep+5.48%Damon R. MatherDem
11James MaisanoRepN/AJames MaisanoRep
12MaryJane C. ShimskyDem+0.06%MaryJane C. ShimskyDem
13Lyndon D. WilliamsDem+0.09%Lyndon D. WilliamsDem
14Bernice SpreckmanRep–0.32%David J. TubioloRep
15Gordon A. BurrowsRep+6.58%Gordon A. BurrowsRep
16Ken JenkinsDem–15.34%Christopher A. JohnsonDem
17Jose I. AlvadradoDem+5.19%Jose I. AlvadradoDem

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%

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References

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