A Decisive Victory for Westchester Democrats on Election Day

Westchester Democrats rode the national wave and strongly supported the Democrat ticket for Westchester County Executive, County Clerk, Justices and the Westchester County Legislature on November 4, 2025.

Leading the ticket was Ken Jenkins, who took the position in a special election in February 2025 when he replaced George Latimer who was elected to serve Congressional District 16 in Congress.

This week, Jenkins garnered 66% of the vote and will serve for 3 years.

Former White Plains Mayor Tom Roach was elected County Clerk with 62% of the vote and Jenn Puja was elected to represent County District 5 in the Westchester County Board of Legislators, replacing Ben Boykin who completed 12 years in the job.

In a victory speech on Tuesday night, Jenkins said, “Is Westchester in the house? This has been a wild journey today… We proved that confident stable leadership beats chaos and drama every time. While dysfunction and division dominate Washington, it doesn’t happen here in Westchester. We have stayed focused on results and on the people. We don’t get distracted by the noise. We govern every day. “

Alissa Baum and Myra Saul, Co-Chairs of the Scarsdale Democratic Town Committee, said this about the election results:

“Tuesday’s results—in our county, in cities and states near and far and even in propositions—showed that the public is rejecting the Trump agenda. They overwhelmingly voted for Democrats! Democrats who won reflect their own constituencies; each won on their own terms. We savor this victory. Democrats are well poised now to meet the current and future crisis that is the Trump presidency and the Congress that protects him with more confidence. Last month we said, ‘No Kings!’ At yesterday’s ballot box, the American people used their vote to make sure that Donald Trump heard it too.”

On November 5, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand commented, "President Trump acknowledged this morning to Senate Republicans what Americans across the country loudly expressed at the ballot box last night: It’s time to end the Republican shutdown and help stop health care costs from skyrocketing. It’s time to end the chaos inflicted on families and workers. It’s time to end the partisanship and work together to lower health care costs and fix the economy for working Americans. This has gone on too long. Congressional Republicans should end their taxpayer-funded vacation, return to the Capitol, and get to the negotiating table to serve those who elected us, improve their lives, and do our jobs. Enough is enough."

See the results from the Westchester County Board of Elections here: