Victory for Ken Jenkins in Election for Westchester County Executive

The Westchester County Board of Elections is reporting a resounding victory for Ken Jenkins in the special election for Westchester County Executive on Tuesday February 11, 2025. The post was vacated when County Executive George Latimer was elected to represent Congressional District 16 in November 2024. Latimer challenged incumbent Jamaal Bowman in the Democratic Primary in June and won and was then elected in the general election.
Jenkins was named the interim County Executive in January and will now serve for the balance of the term until November 2025.

The vote counts were as follows:

Democrat Ken Jenkins
57,590 votes
64%

Republican Christine Sculti
32,956 votes
36%

Sculti was an advisor to former County Executive Rob Astorino and was endorsed by President Donald Trump. Jenkins was endorsed by NYS Governor Kathy Hochul, NYS Senator Kirsten Gillabrand, NYS Assemblymemeber Amy Paulin and many unions. With Republicans controlling Congress, the Senate and the White House, this is a telling victory for the Democrats in a local race.