Primary Day 2023: Historic Wins, Surprises, and Turnout Boost Potential
TL;DR
Democrats in Westchester County, New York, made history in the Primary Day elections. In Yonkers, incumbent Mike Spano won by a wide margin, putting him on track for an unprecedented fourth term. In Mount Vernon, first-term incumbent Shawyn Patterson-Howard broke an historic losing streak by winning over 70% of the vote. In New Rochelle, Yadira Ramos-Herbert won the Democratic primary and could become the city's first woman and person of color to serve as mayor. Spano and Ramos-Herbert will face Republican opposition in the fall, while the Mount Vernon mayor has a clear path to a second term, unopposed.
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