Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2021)
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| 2021 Erie County elections |
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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: County legislature, comptroller, sheriff, supreme court judge, and family court judge |
| Total seats up: 18 |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
Erie County, New York, held general elections for county legislature, comptroller, sheriff, supreme court judges, and a family court judge on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for June 22, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was March 25, 2021.
Elections
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County legislature
County Legislature General Election |
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County Legislature Primary Election |
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| District 1 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
Working Families Party  Howard Johnson* (i) |
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| District 2 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
Working Families Party April McCants-Baskin* (i) |
| District 3 |
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Working Families Party Lisa Chimera* (i) |
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Conservative Party John Bargnesi Working Families Party John Bargnesi* Did not make the ballot: |
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Conservative Party Richard Wilkinson* Working Families Party Jeanne Vinal* (i) |
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Conservative Party Christopher Greene* (i) |
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| District 7 |
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Conservative Party Michael Zachowicz* Working Families Party Timothy Meyers* (i) |
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| District 8 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Conservative Party Frank Todaro* (i) |
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Conservative Party Frank Bogulski Working Families Party John Gilmour* (i) |
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Conservative Party Joseph Lorigo* (i) |
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| District 11 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Conservative Party John Mills* (i) |
Comptroller
General election
General election for Erie County Comptroller
Kevin Hardwick defeated Lynne Dixon and Duane Whitmer in the general election for Erie County Comptroller on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Hardwick (D / Working Families Party / Integrity Party) | 53.3 | 119,284 |
 | Lynne Dixon (R / Conservative Party) | 45.8 | 102,528 | |
 | Duane Whitmer (L) | 0.8 | 1,758 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 136 | ||
| Total votes: 223,706 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kevin Hardwick advanced from the Democratic primary for Erie County Comptroller.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Hormoz Mansouri (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Lynne Dixon advanced from the Republican primary for Erie County Comptroller.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Lynne Dixon advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Erie County Comptroller.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Duane Whitmer advanced from the Libertarian primary for Erie County Comptroller.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Kevin Hardwick advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Erie County Comptroller.
Family court
General election
General election for Erie County Family Court
Incumbent Sharon M. LoVallo won election in the general election for Erie County Family Court on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharon M. LoVallo (R / D / Conservative Party / Working Families Party / Integrity Party) | 99.7 | 293,946 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 964 | ||
| Total votes: 294,910 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sharon M. LoVallo advanced from the Democratic primary for Erie County Family Court.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sharon M. LoVallo advanced from the Republican primary for Erie County Family Court.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sharon M. LoVallo advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Erie County Family Court.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sharon M. LoVallo advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Erie County Family Court.
Sheriff
General election
General election for Erie County Sheriff
John Garcia defeated Kimberly Miller-Beaty, Theodore DiNoto, and Karen Healy-Case in the general election for Erie County Sheriff on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Garcia (R / Back the Blue Party / Guardian Party) | 45.8 | 104,825 |
| Kimberly Miller-Beaty (D / Justice and Peace Party) | 44.6 | 102,101 | |
| Theodore DiNoto (Public Service Party) | 6.1 | 13,864 | |
| Karen Healy-Case (Conservative Party) | 3.4 | 7,891 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 211 | ||
| Total votes: 228,892 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Erie County Sheriff
Kimberly Miller-Beaty defeated Brian Gould and Myles Carter in the Democratic primary for Erie County Sheriff on June 22, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kimberly Miller-Beaty | 48.7 | 21,280 |
| Brian Gould | 40.0 | 17,480 | |
| Myles Carter | 10.5 | 4,583 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 377 | ||
| Total votes: 43,720 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Erie County Sheriff
John Garcia defeated Karen Healy-Case in the Republican primary for Erie County Sheriff on June 22, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Garcia | 58.6 | 11,951 |
| Karen Healy-Case | 40.5 | 8,266 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 188 | ||
| Total votes: 20,405 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Stephen Felano (R)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Karen Healy-Case advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Erie County Sheriff.
Working Families Party primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Grace Christiansen (Working Families Party)
- Joshua Goldfein (Working Families Party)
- Brian Gould (Working Families Party)
Supreme Court
General election
General election for New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District (4 seats)
Grace Hanlon, John Licata, incumbent Frank Caruso, and Raymond Walter won election in the general election for New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Grace Hanlon (D / Working Families Party / R / Conservative Party) | 26.1 | 285,994 |
| ✔ |  | John Licata (D / Working Families Party / R / Conservative Party) | 25.1 | 274,861 |
| ✔ | | Frank Caruso (R / D / Conservative Party) | 24.5 | 269,055 |
| ✔ |  | Raymond Walter (R / D / Conservative Party) | 24.1 | 263,880 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 3,262 | ||
| Total votes: 1,097,052 | |||
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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)
- City elections in Buffalo, New York (2021)
- Mayoral election in Buffalo, New York (2021)
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About the county
- See also: Erie County, New York
The county seat of Erie County is Buffalo.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Erie County, New York | ||
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| Erie County | New York | |
| Population | 954,236 | 20,201,249 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 1,042 | 47,123 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 77.1% | 62.3% |
| Black/African American | 13.1% | 15.4% |
| Asian | 3.8% | 8.6% |
| Native American | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Two or more | 3.3% | 4.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.7% | 19.1% |
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| High school graduation rate | 92% | 87.2% |
| College graduation rate | 35.1% | 37.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $59,464 | $71,117 |
| Persons below poverty level | 13.7% | 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. | ||
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