Crime, cost of living and Covid among issues on minds of voters at polling places By Mark Sommer News Staff Reporter Nov 8, 2022 Nov 8, 2022 Updated Feb 17, 2026 0 1 of 3 Devon Bradford casts her vote at the Old First Ward Community Center in South Buffalo on Nov. 8, 2022. Buffalo News file photo John McCartney talks about voting at the Hamburg Village Community Center in Hamburg on Tuesday. Mark Mulville/Buffalo News Lauren McGarry talks about voting Tuesday at the Hamburg Village Community Center in Hamburg. Mark Mulville/Buffalo News Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Mark Sommer News Staff Reporter Lee Zeldin's campaign pitch resonated among Orchard Park voters.kAmqF772=@ G@E6CD 925 2 5:776C6?E E2<6[ 9@H6G6C[ 2>@?8 E9@D6 :?E6CG:6H65 %F6D52J 3J %96 qF772=@ }6HD]k^AmkAmp A@=2C:K65 6=64E@C2E6 962565 E@ A@==:?8 A=246D %F6D52J E@ G@E6 :? 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