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.

Elections

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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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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
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

Buffalo, New York New York Municipal government Other local coverage
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