Betty Jean Grant
Betty Jean Grant (Democratic Party) was a member of the Erie County Legislature in New York, representing District 2. Grant assumed office in 2007. Grant left office in 2017.
Grant (independent) ran for election to the Erie County Legislature to represent District 2 in New York. Grant lost in the general election on November 4, 2025. Grant was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on June 24, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2025)
General election
General election for Erie County Legislature District 2
Incumbent Taisha St. Jean Tard defeated Betty Jean Grant in the general election for Erie County Legislature District 2 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Taisha St. Jean Tard (D / Working Families Party) | 82.0 | 9,608 | |
 | Betty Jean Grant (Independent) | 17.7 | 2,077 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 35 | ||
| Total votes: 11,720 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Taisha St. Jean Tard advanced from the Democratic primary for Erie County Legislature District 2.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Betty Jean Grant (D)
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Taisha St. Jean Tard advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Erie County Legislature District 2.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Grant in this election.
2017
The city of Buffalo, New York, held an election for mayor and two city judges on November 7, 2017. A primary election occurred on September 12, 2017.
Incumbent Byron Brown defeated Mark Schroeder and Betty Jean Grant in the Mayor of Buffalo Democratic primary election.[1]
| Mayor of Buffalo, Democratic Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Byron Brown Incumbent |
51.62% | 13,999 |
| Mark Schroeder | 35.17% | 9,538 |
| Betty Jean Grant | 12.71% | 3,446 |
| Write-in votes | 0.5% | 136 |
| Total Votes | 27,119 | |
| Source: Erie County Board of Elections, "Official Democratic Primary Election Results," September 12, 2017 | ||
2014
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Incumbent Tim Kennedy defeated Betty Jean Grant in the Democratic primary, while Ricky Donovan, Sr. was unopposed in the Republican primary. Dennis Nawojski was removed from the ballot before the Democratic primary. Kennedy also ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Donovan also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Kennedy defeated Donovan in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Timothy M. Kennedy Incumbent |
71.5% | 42,278 | |
| Republican | Ricky Donovan, Sr. | 20.3% | 11,973 | |
| None | Blank | 8.2% | 4,843 | |
| Total Votes | 59,094 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Timothy M. Kennedy Incumbent |
60.2% | 16,660 |
| Betty Jean Grant | 39.8% | 10,997 |
| Total Votes | 27,657 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Timothy M. Kennedy Incumbent |
65.1% | 287 |
| Ricky Donovan, Sr. | 34.9% | 154 |
| Total Votes | 441 | |
2012
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2012
Grant ran in the 2012 election for New York State Senate District 63. She was defeated by incumbent Tim Kennedy in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2012.[5][6][7][8]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Timothy Kennedy Incumbent |
50.3% | 11,587 |
| Betty Jean Grant | 49.7% | 11,431 |
| Total Votes | 23,018 | |
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Recent news
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Erie County Board of Elections, "2017 Petitions Filed," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Certification for the September 9, 2014, State Primary Election," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Primary results for September 9, 2014," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Senate Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Candidate List for the September 13, 2012, State Primary Election," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official September 13, 2012, Primary Results," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official Senate Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official Assembly Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed July 31, 2014
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