Alert Winner of Buffalo mayor's race could be unclear for weeks after Election Day By Charlie Specht News Staff Reporter Oct 26, 2021 Oct 26, 2021 Updated Mar 18, 2026 0 3 min to read Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It's possible that Buffalo voters will know who won the race for mayor by the time they go to bed on election night.kAmqFE E96 C6DF=E @7 E96 9@E=J 4@?E6DE65 7:89E 36EH66? s6>@4C2E:4 ?@>:?66 x?5:2 q] (2=E@? 2?5 7@FC\E6C> :?4F>36?E |2J@C qJC@? (] qC@H? >2J 36 :? 5@F3E 7@C H66<D[ tC:6 r@F?EJVD E@A 6=64E:@? @77:4:2=D D2:5 %F6D52J]k^AmkAm%96 F?46CE2:?EJ DE6>D 7C@> E96 ?2EFC6 @7 E96 HC:E6\:? 42?5:524J @7 qC@H?[ H9@ =@DE E96 s6>@4C2E:4 AC:>2CJ E@ (2=E@?[ 2D H6== 2D E96 724E E92E tC:6 r@F?EJ H@?VE 6I2>:?6 2?5 2H2C5 2 D:?8=6 HC:E6\:? 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Election 2021: Buffalo mayor Early voting begins Oct. 23, and Election Day is Nov. 2. Buffalo voters will either write down Byron Brown's name and vote him in for an unpre…
Voter guide: 2021 election Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Election Day. Find out what you need to know before heading out to cast your votes. Click here for…
The Editorial Board: Board of Elections errs in planning to put off counting city write-in votes "It’s preposterous, in the name of efficiency, for the Board of Elections to delay counting the write-in votes until all absentee and military…
State GOP aids mayoral bid of Brown, who is a former Dem chair Mailers from state Republicans have arrived at Buffalo homes over the past few days urging voters to write in Byron Brown's name.
Polling site video skirmish highlights battle for every Buffalo mayoral ballot The question over what role supporters can play inside a polling place is at the center of an incident at Delavan-Grider Community Center when…
Byron Brown's primary loss sparked a political battle. Some wonder: Has he hit his shelf life? At 63, Brown seeks to accomplish what no other mayor has ever achieved in the city's 189-year history – a fifth four-year term.
Real? Absolutely. Resilient? You bet. But some wonder: Is India Walton ready? "It's not about making India Walton mayor," the candidate said at a rally earlier this month. "This is about making Buffalo better: creating t…
Buffalo mayoral race hits final stretch with star power and blue stamps With just a week and half until Election Day, both mayoral candidates ramped up their efforts on Saturday, the first day of early voting.
Chief Davis explains events that transpired in murder-suicide involving Justin Fairfax and Cerina Fairfax
Chief Davis explains events that transpired in murder-suicide involving Justin Fairfax and Cerina Fairfax
