2017 Buffalo mayoral election

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2017 Buffalo mayoral election
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  2013 November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07) 2021  
Turnout15.95%
  Mayor Byron W. Brown Buffalo NY (cropped).jpg No image.svg
Nominee Byron Brown Mark J. F. Schroeder
Party Democratic Reform
Alliance Working Families
Independence
Women's Equality
Popular vote29,68811,446
Percentage67.67%26.09%

2017 Buffalo mayoral election results map by city council district.svg
Results by city council district
Brown:     50–60%     60–70%     80–90%
Schroeder:     50–60%

Mayor before election

Byron Brown
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Byron Brown
Democratic

The 2017 Buffalo mayoral election was held on November 7, 2017. Incumbent three-term Democratic mayor Byron Brown won re-election to a fourth term.

Contents

Background

The 2017 Buffalo mayoral race was held to elect the mayor of Buffalo, New York. The incumbent, Byron Brown, successfully ran for re-election against city comptroller Mark J. F. Schroeder and Erie County legislator Betty Jean Grant. A primary took place on September 12, 2017. Brown won the primary with Schroeder as the runner up and Grant coming in third. Schroeder won the Reform Party primary and was on that line for the general election.

Candidates

Democratic

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Byron W. Brown (incumbent) 13,999 51.71%
Democratic Mark J F Schroeder 9,53835.23%
Democratic Betty Jean Grant 3,44612.73%
Democratic Taniqua Simmons (write-in)880.33%
Total votes27,071 100%

Green

Conservative

Reform

Results

General election results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Byron W. Brown (incumbent)27,53262.76%
Working Families Byron W. Brown (incumbent)1,2282.80%
Independence Byron W. Brown (incumbent)6091.39%
Women's Equality Byron W. Brown (incumbent)3190.73%
Total Byron W. Brown (incumbent)29,68867.67%
Reform Mark J F Schroeder 11,44626.09%
Conservative Anita L. Howard1,3573.09%
Green Terrence A. Robinson1,2762.91%
Independent Taniqua Simmons (write-in)1020.23%
Total votes43,869 100%

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References

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