Barbara Johnson-Lee

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Barbara Johnson-Lee

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Democratic Party

Buffalo City Court

Tenure

2016 - Present

Term ends

2034

Years in position

9

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Barbara Johnson-Lee (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Buffalo City Court in New York. Johnson-Lee assumed office on January 1, 2016. Johnson-Lee's current term ends on December 31, 2034.

Johnson-Lee (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Buffalo City Court in New York. Johnson-Lee won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: City elections in Buffalo, New York (2024)

General election

General election for Buffalo City Court (3 seats)

Rashied McDuffie, Erin Hart, and incumbent Barbara Johnson-Lee won election in the general election for Buffalo City Court on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rashied McDuffie (D / Working Families Party)	34.3	64,204
✔	Submit photo	Erin Hart (D / Working Families Party)	32.8	61,337
✔	Submit photo	Barbara Johnson-Lee (D / Working Families Party)	32.2	60,273
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	1,303

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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Barbara Johnson-Lee, Erin Hart, and Rashied McDuffie advanced from the Democratic primary for Buffalo City Court.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Barbara Johnson-Lee, Erin Hart, and Rashied McDuffie advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Buffalo City Court.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Johnson-Lee in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

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