President Trump tries to influence Tuesday's special election for Westchester County executive

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Westchester County is holding a special election on Tuesday to pick a leader, a decision that will likely be influenced in one way or another by President Trump.

The County Legislature named Democrat Ken Jenkins county executive in January, after George Latimer left the post to serve in Congress. Now, Jenkins is asking voters to ratify that and allow him to serve the rest of Latimer's term, which runs until the end of the year.

Meanwhile, Republican Christine Sculti is hoping to pull off an upset.

Because it is a cold Tuesday in mid-February, turnout is expected to be light. The polls will remain open until 9 p.m.

The race was a low-profile campaign, until Mr. Trump got involved at the last minute. He issued a social media post slamming Westchester as a "sanctuary county" that protects migrants with criminal records, and urged those heading to the polls to "vote Republican."



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