2017 Westchester County Executive election
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The 2017 Westchester County Executive election was held on November 7, 2017. After a primary in September, State Senator George Latimer was chosen as the Democratic Party candidate to challenge incumbent County Executive Rob Astorino. Latimer defeated Astorino, 56.6%-43.4%. The County Executive race took place along side elections for the county legislature.
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Primaries
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edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | George S. Latimer | 24,466 | 62.6 | |
| Democratic | Ken Jenkins | 14,316 | 36.7 | |
| Total votes | 39,057 | 100.0 | ||
General election
edit| 2017 Westchester County Executive election[2] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | George S. Latimer | 116,834 | 53.2% | |
| Working Families | George S. Latimer | 4,034 | 1.8% | |
| Independence | George S. Latimer | 2,214 | 1.0% | |
| Women's Equality | George S. Latimer | 960 | 0.4% | |
| Reform | George S. Latimer | 231 | 0.1% | |
| Total | George S. Latimer | 124,273 | 56.6% | |
| Republican | Rob Astorino | 82,929 | 37.8% | |
| Conservative | Rob Astorino | 12,441 | 5.7% | |
| Total | Rob Astorino (incumbent) | 95,370 | 43.4% | |
| Majority | 28,903 | 13.2% | ||
| Totals | 219,764 | 100.0% | ||
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References
edit- ^ "2017 primary election results" (PDF). CitizenParticipation.Westchestergov.com. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ "2017 general election results" (PDF). CitizenParticipation.Westchestergov.com. Retrieved November 4, 2021.