City elections in Buffalo, New York (2021)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 25, 2021 |
| Primary election: June 22, 2021 General election: November 2, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city court judges |
| Total seats up: 5 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Partisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of Buffalo, New York, held general elections for mayor and city court judges on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for June 22, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was March 25, 2021.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
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Candidates and results
General election for Buffalo City Court (4 seats)
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Diane Y. Wray (D / R / Working Families Party / Conservative Party) | 25.4 | 42,128 | |
| ✔ | Phillip Dabney (D / Working Families Party / Conservative Party) | 25.2 | 41,834 | |
| ✔ | Rebecca Town (D / Working Families Party) | 22.8 | 37,753 | |
| ✔ | Carrie Phillips (D) | 21.0 | 34,847 | |
| Joel Moore (Conservative Party) | 5.1 | 8,508 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 671 | ||
Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 165,741 | |||
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Note: At the time of the Democratic primary, three seats on the Buffalo City Court were up for election.[1] A vacancy on the city court opened up after Judge Debra L. Givens was appointed to the New York Court of Claims.[2] As a result, four seats on the court were up for election in November 2021. Carrie Phillips, whose name didn’t appear on the primary ballot, was endorsed by the Democratic Party on June 30, 2021, and qualified for the general election ballot.[3]
Democratic primary for Buffalo City Court (4 seats)
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rebecca Town | 29.8 | 12,509 | |
| ✔ | Diane Y. Wray | 29.7 | 12,467 | |
| ✔ | Phillip Dabney | 27.6 | 11,580 | |
| Joseph T. Jarzembek | 12.1 | 5,100 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 339 | ||
Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 41,995 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joel Moore (D)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Phillip Dabney and Joel Moore advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Buffalo City Court.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Phillip Dabney, incumbent Diane Y. Wray, and Rebecca Town advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Buffalo City Court.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New York elections, 2021
May 18, 2021
June 22, 2021
November 2, 2021
- New York Proposal 1, Redistricting Changes Amendment (2021)
- New York Proposal 2, Environmental Rights Amendment (2021)
- New York Proposal 3, Remove 10-Day-Advance Voter Registration Requirement Amendment (2021)
- New York Proposal 4, Allow for No-Excuse Absentee Voting Amendment (2021)
- New York Proposal 5, NYC Civil Court Jurisdiction Amendment (2021)
- Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2021)
- Mayoral election in Buffalo, New York (2021)
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About the city
- See also: Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is a city in Erie County, New York. As of 2020, its population was 278,349.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Buffalo uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[4]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Buffalo, New York | ||
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| Buffalo | New York | |
| Population | 278,349 | 20,201,249 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 40 | 47,123 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 47.1% | 62.3% |
| Black/African American | 35.2% | 15.4% |
| Asian | 6.3% | 8.6% |
| Native American | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Two or more | 5.3% | 4.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12.2% | 19.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 85.7% | 87.2% |
| College graduation rate | 28.6% | 37.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $39,677 | $71,117 |
| Persons below poverty level | 28.3% | 13.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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