2013 Westchester County Executive election
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The 2017 Westchester County Executive election was held on November 6, 2013. Incumbent GOP County Executive Rob Astorino won re-election over Noam Bramson, the Mayor of New Rochelle and Democratic nominee, by a margin of 12 percentage points.[1] As of 2024, this is the most recent time a Republican was elected Westchester County Executive.
Primary elections
[edit]Democratic
[edit]The Westchester County Democrats held a nominating convention at the Westchester County Center in White Plains on April 24, 2013. After none of the three candidates reached a majority in the first round, third place William Ryan was eliminated and voting continued into the early hours of April 25.[2][3] In the end, Mayor of New Rochelle Noam Bramson emerged as the victor over runner-up Kenneth Jenkins, a county legislator.
First round results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Noam Bramson | 90,020 | 49.53% | |
Democratic | Kenneth Jenkins | 77,224 | 42.49% | |
Democratic | William Ryan | 14,489 | 7.97% | |
Total votes | 181,733 | 100.00 |
Second round results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Noam Bramson | 97,951 | 54.97% | |
Democratic | Kenneth Jenkins | 80,249 | 45.03% | |
Total votes | 181,733 | 100.00 |
Republican
[edit]Astorino was not opposed by another Republican thus the primary was cancelled.
General election
[edit]On November 6, 2013, Astorino defeated Bramson, 56%–44%.[1] Bramson conceded by 10:30pm while Astorino celebrated at his watch party.[4] As of 2022, this was the last time any Republican has won Westchester County.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Rob Astorino | 88,645 | 48.45% | ||
Conservative | Rob Astorino | 13,860 | 7.58% | ||
Total | Rob Astorino (incumbent) | 102,505 | 56.03% | ||
Democratic | Noam Bramson | 74,964 | 40.97% | ||
Working Families | Noam Bramson | 2,907 | 1.59% | ||
Independence | Noam Bramson | 2,491 | 1.36% | ||
Total | Noam Bramson | 80,362 | 43.92% | ||
Write-ins | N/A | 88 | 0.05% | ||
Total votes | 182,955 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2013CanvassGeneral" (PDF). Westchester County Government. p. 423. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ "Democrats nominate county executive candidate". Times Union. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ Aris, Hezi. "Janet DiFiore and Tim Idoni Win Democratic Party Designation; Bramson Leading County Executive Designee After First Vote". Yonkers Tribune. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ Ganga, Elizabeth; Valenti, Ken. "Westchester county executive race: Astorino wins re-election with low-tax message". lohud. Retrieved June 29, 2022.