Republican and Democratic voters Tuesday turned away the candidates recommended by their parties' leaders to elect upstarts in the race for Erie County sheriff.
Kim Beaty wins Democratic line, John Garcia the Republican in race for sheriff
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Democrat Kimberly Beaty and Republican John Garcia won the primaries of their parties and will face off in the general election for Erie County sheriff in November.
Kamari Tucker holds a Kimberly Beaty for Erie County sheriff sign on the first day of voting.
John Garcia talks with Kitty Grace as she goes to vote on primary day at Harlem Road Community Center in Amherst, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.
It appears the only way four-term incumbent Democrat Byron W. Brown, over whom Walton has claimed victory, can compete in November is through …
"Isn’t the party nod supposed to translate into party regulars working for the nominee?" writes Robert J. McCarthy.
The primary results raise a key question:Â Can Kimberly Beaty pull in enough votes from her Buffalo base in the fall election to offset John Ga…
All are likely to ramp up fundraising efforts because candidates running countywide in upstate New York’s most populous county can spend hundr…
Petitions to appear on independent ballot lines had too few valid signatures to meet the requirements, the Elections Board staff found.
Ted DiNoto is an Amherst police lieutenant who chose not to run in the Republican primary and instead established a line for himself by circul…
The Police Benevolent Association says that issuing a star-shaped badge to well-known businessman and political donor Gerald A. Buchheit Jr. v…
Democrat Brian J. Gould, who had been the Democratic Party’s favorite, pledged his support to the candidate who beat him in the party primary …
A candidate for Erie County sheriff says anyone caught illegally possessing a handgun should be held without bail and charged with a Class B f…
Following are unofficial tallies of votes counted on election night, which include early vote and election day tallies. They do not include ab…
The voters of Erie County participate in the primary election process on Tuesday, June 22, 2021.
