Imamura, Running Unopposed, Expected To Win County Legislator Seat

RIVERTOWNS, NY — A special election was held Tuesday to fill a vacancy for the Westchester County Legislative District 12.

David Imamura, a Democrat from Irvington, is expected to become a county legislator representing District 12. He was running unopposed.

As of 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, he received 100 percent of the votes with 32 out of 50 precincts reporting, according to unofficial results.

The vacancy in District 12 occurred when MaryJane Shimsky was elected in November to the state Assembly.

The 12th County Legislative District serves the villages of Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson and Irvington and parts of unincorporated Greenburgh, including Edgemont and Hartsdale.

Imamura said he is a progressive candidate focused on advancing the values of Westchester residents by fighting for the issues of affordable housing, sustainability, efficient transportation, affordability, rebuilding the infrastructure, campaign finance reform and social justice.

He is the Board’s first Asian-American legislator.

The Board of Legislators said, upon certification of the election results by the Board of Elections, Imamura will be seated immediately to serve the remainder of the 2022-23 legislative term. However, he must run again later this year to retain the seat.