Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2017)

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2017 Erie County elections

Election dates
Filing deadline: July 13, 2017
Primary election: September 12, 2017
General election: November 7, 2017
Election stats
Offices up: County Legislature, Clerk, Sheriff, & Comptroller
Total seats up: 14

Election type: Partisan
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Erie County in New York held a general election for county officials on November 7, 2017. A primary election was held on September 12, 2017. Going in to the 2017 election, Republicans had a 6-5 majority on the county legislature. Because one Republican incumbent was defeated by a Democratic challenger, partisan control was flipped, giving Democrats a 6-5 majority.

Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party

All 11 county legislators were up for election, as well as the county clerk, sheriff, and comptroller. All of the county legislators ran for re-election except Betty Jean Grant (D) of District 2, who ran for mayor of Buffalo. In the race to replace Grant, April Baskin ran unnopposed in the general election after winning a four-person Democratic primary. All of the other incumbents were successful in their bids for re-election except for Ted Morton (R), who was defeated by John Bruso (D) for District 8. Republicans Sheriff Timothy Howard and Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw Jr. each faced one Democratic opponent, and both were re-elected. In the open race for county clerk, Michael Kearns (R) defeated Steven Cichon (D).

Because New York allows cross-filing, most candidates filed to run on multiple party tickets. The filing deadline for candidates in this election was July 13, 2017.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 County legislature
* 1.1 District 1
* 1.2 District 2
* 1.2.1 Democratic primary
* 1.3 District 3
* 1.4 District 4
* 1.5 District 5
* 1.6 District 6
* 1.7 District 7
* 1.8 District 8
* 1.8.1 Conservative primary
* 1.8.2 Independence primary
* 1.9 District 9
* 1.10 District 10
* 1.11 District 11
* 2 County clerk
* 2.1 The office
* 2.2 General election
* 2.2.1 Conservative primary
* 2.2.2 Independence primary
* 3 Sheriff
* 3.1 General election
* 4 County comptroller
* 4.1 General election
* 5 Additional elections on the ballot
* 5.1 About the county
* 5.1.1 Demographics
* 5.2 Recent news
* 5.3 See also
* 5.4 External links
* 5.5 Footnotes

# County legislature[edit]

### District 1[edit]

☑ Barbara Miller-Williams (i)

### District 2[edit]

☑ April Baskin

##### Democratic primary[edit]

☑ April Baskin
☐ Charley Fisher III
☐ Duncan Kirkwood
☐ David Martinez

### District 3[edit]

☑ Peter Savage III (i)
☐ Anthony Baney

### District 4[edit]

☑ Kevin Hardwick (i)
☐ Brian Phillips

### District 5[edit]

☑ Thomas A. Loughran (i)
☐ Guy Marlette
☐ Ruben Cartagena Jr.

### District 6[edit]

☑ Edward Rath III (i)

### District 7[edit]

☑ Patrick Burke (i)

### District 8[edit]

☐ Ted Morton (i)
☑ John Bruso

##### Conservative primary[edit]

☑ Ted Morton (i)
☐ Susan Marrano

##### Independence primary[edit]

☑ Ted Morton (i)
☐ Julie Bish

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### District 9[edit]

☑ Lynne Dixon (i)
☐ Michael Quinn Jr.

### District 10[edit]

☑ Joseph Lorigo (i)
☐ Michelle Schoeneman

### District 11[edit]

☑ John Mills (i)

# County clerk[edit]

### The office[edit]

The clerk's office in Erie County is responsible for maintaining records relating to property titles, corporate titles, assumed names, and court proceedings. The office also handles pistol permits, passport applications, and runs the Auto Bureau.[3]

### General election[edit]

☐ Steven Cichon
☑ Michael Kearns

#### Conservative primary[edit]

☑ Michael Kearns
☐ Daniel Stelley Jr.

#### Independence primary[edit]

☑ Michael Kearns
☐ Krystyna Karstedt

# Sheriff[edit]

### General election[edit]

☑ Timothy Howard (i)
☐ Bernard Tolbert

# County comptroller[edit]

### General election[edit]

☑ Stefan Mychajliw Jr. (i)
☐ Vanessa Glushefski

# Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: New York elections, 2017

The Erie County election shared the ballot with municipal elections in Buffalo, elections for local trial courts, and three statewide ballot measures.

## About the county[edit]

See also: Erie County, New York

The county seat of Erie County is Buffalo.

### Demographics[edit]

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic data for Erie County, New York (2015)

| Erie County| New York| U.S.
Total population:| 921,584| 19,747,183| 316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):| 1,042.69| 47,126| 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity[4]
White alone:| 78.7%| 64.6%| 73.6%
Black/African American:| 13.3%| 15.6%| 12.6%
Asian:| 3.2%| 8%| 5.1%
Native American:| 0.5%| 0.4%| 0.8%
Pacific Islander:| 0%| 0%| 0.2%
Two or more:| 2.3%| 2.9%| 3%
Hispanic/Latino:| 5%| 18.4%| 17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 90.4%| 85.6%| 86.7%
College graduation rate:| 31.6%| 34.2%| 29.8%
Income
Median household income:| $51,247| $59,269| $53,889
Persons below poverty level:| 10.9%| 18.5%| 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)

## Recent news[edit]

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## See also[edit]

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## External links[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Erie County Board of Elections, accessed June 1, 2017
2. ↑ Erie County Board of Elections, "2017 Petitions Filed," accessed July 14, 2017
3. ↑ Erie County Clerk's Office, accessed July 17, 2017
4. ↑ 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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