Buffalo mayoral election, 2017

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Buffalo mayoral election, 2017
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  2013 November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)2021 
Turnout 15.95%

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Nominee Byron Brown Mark J. F. Schroeder Anita L. Howard
Party Democratic Reform Conservative (N.Y.)
Popular vote27,466 10,721 1,272
Percentage68% 26% 3%

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.

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Byron Brown American politician

Byron William Brown II is the 62nd and current mayor of Buffalo, New York, elected on November 8, 2005 and is the City's first African-American mayor. He previously served Western New York as a member of the New York State Senate and Buffalo Common Council. He was the first African-American politician elected to the New York State Senate to represent a district outside New York City and the first member of any minority race to represent a majority white New York State Senate district.

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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. Mayor Brown won the primary with Comptroller Schroeder as the runner up and Legislator Grant coming in last place. Comptroller Schroeder won the Reform Party primary and was on that line for the general election.

Buffalo, New York City in Western New York

Buffalo is the second largest city in the U.S. state of New York and the largest city in Western New York. As of July 2016, the population was 256,902. The city is the county seat of Erie County and a major gateway for commerce and travel across the Canada–United States border, forming part of the bi-national Buffalo Niagara Region.

Mark J. F. Schroeder is a Democratic politician who currently serves as the comptroller for the city of Buffalo, New York.

Betty Jean Grant is a Democrat U.S politician from Buffalo, New York. She served as an Erie County Legislator from 2007 until 2017, representing the 2nd district, after previously serving the 7th district.

Candidates

Democratic

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Erie County, New York County in the United States

Erie County is a highly populated county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie. It was named by European colonists for the regional Iroquoian language-speaking Erie tribe of Native Americans, who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.

Green

Conservative

Reform

Results

Buffalo mayoral general election, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Byron Brown 25,467 63%
Working Families Byron Brown 1,155 3%
Independence Byron Brown 554 1%
Women's Equality Byron Brown 290 1%
TotalByron Brown27,46668%
Reform Mark J. F. Schroeder 10,721 26%
Conservative (N.Y.) Anita Howard 1,239 3%
Green Terrance Robinson 1,199 3%
Total votes 40,625 100%
Democratic hold Swing

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