City elections in Buffalo, New York (2024)
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| 2024 Buffalo elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 4, 2024 & May 28, 2024 |
| Primary election: June 25, 2024 (canceled) General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City court judge |
| Total seats up: 3 |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Buffalo, New York, held general elections for city court judge on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for June 25, 2024. The primary was canceled and the candidates advanced to the general election after only one candidate filed per seat. The filing deadline for the primary was April 4, 2024, and the filing deadline for the general election was May 28, 2024.
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Candidates and results
City court judges
General election
General election for Buffalo City Court (3 seats)
Rashied McDuffie, Erin Hart, and incumbent Barbara Johnson-Lee won election in the general election for Buffalo City Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rashied McDuffie (D / Working Families Party) | 34.3 | 62,214 | |
| ✔ | Erin Hart (D / Working Families Party) | 32.8 | 59,493 | |
| ✔ | Barbara Johnson-Lee (D / Working Families Party) | 32.2 | 58,464 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 1,262 | ||
| Total votes: 181,433 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Barbara Johnson-Lee, Erin Hart, and Rashied McDuffie advanced from the Democratic primary for Buffalo City Court.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Barbara Johnson-Lee, Erin Hart, and Rashied McDuffie advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Buffalo City Court.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New York elections, 2024
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May 21, 2024
June 25, 2024
- United States Senate election in New York, 2024
- New York's 26th Congressional District election, 2024
- New York State Senate elections, 2024
- New York State Assembly elections, 2024
- Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in New York, 2024
- New York's 26th Congressional District election, 2024
- New York State Senate elections, 2024
- New York State Assembly elections, 2024
- New York Proposal 1, Equal Protection of Law Amendment (2024)
- Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2024)
- Buffalo Public Schools, New York, elections (2024)
- Erie County, New York, Proposal 1, Simple Majority Vote for County Legislature to Enact State-Authorized Sales Tax Amendment (November 2024)
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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.[1]
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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