Democrats Win Special Elections In Westchester Tuesday

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Democrats were the big winners Tuesday in the two special elections resulting from the election of George Latimer to Westchester county executive in January. State Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, D-Yonkers, will move over to the state Senate after winning the special election for Senate District 37.

She beat former Rye City Councilwoman Julie Killian 58 percent to 42 percent.

Mayer won an unexpired seat and will have to run for re-election in November.

Latimer resigned his Senate seat when he became county executive.

Mayer's election will cause a vacancy in the 90th Assembly District now.

The 37th District contains part of the cities of Yonkers, White Plains and New Rochelle, as well as Bedford, Harrison, Mamaroneck, North Castle and Rye.

Voters in parts of New Rochelle and Pelham out to flip a long-held Republican county legislator seat — District 11 — vacated when Jim Maisano became director of the county Department of Consumer Protection, at Latimer’s request.

New Rochelle public school teacher Terry Clements, a Democrat, bested Republican attorney Jim Freeman 53 percent to 47 percent to fill the unexpired term to represent District 11.

District 11 is made up of parts of New Rochelle and Pelham.

Results are unofficial until the county certifies them.

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