Buffalo Public Schools, New York, elections (2022)

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Buffalo Public Schools elections

General election date
November 8, 2022
Enrollment ('21-'22)
30,823 students

Six seats on the Buffalo Public Schools school board in New York were up for general election on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was May 31, 2022.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Central District

General election

General election for Buffalo Board of Education Central District

Incumbent Paulette Woods won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Central District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Paulette Woods
Paulette Woods (Nonpartisan)
 
96.1
 
5,670
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.9
 
231

Total votes: 5,901
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East District

General election

General election for Buffalo Board of Education East District

Incumbent Kathy Evans-Brown won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education East District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kathy Evans-Brown
Kathy Evans-Brown (Nonpartisan)
 
97.3
 
3,739
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.7
 
105

Total votes: 3,844
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Ferry District

General election

General election for Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District

Incumbent Sharon Belton-Cottman won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharon Belton-Cottman
Sharon Belton-Cottman (Nonpartisan)
 
97.6
 
5,300
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.4
 
129

Total votes: 5,429
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North District

General election

General election for Buffalo Board of Education North District

Cindi McEachon won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education North District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Cindi McEachon (Nonpartisan)
 
95.1
 
8,761
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.9
 
450

Total votes: 9,211
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Park District

General election

General election for Buffalo Board of Education Park District

Theresa Drillings-Schuta won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Park District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Theresa Drillings-Schuta (Nonpartisan)
 
97.0
 
7,547
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.0
 
234

Total votes: 7,781
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West District

General election

General election for Buffalo Board of Education West District

Incumbent Jennifer Mecozzi defeated Mustafa Abdo and Le'Candice Durham in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education West District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jennifer Mecozzi
Jennifer Mecozzi (Nonpartisan)
 
50.2
 
2,588
Image of Mustafa Abdo
Mustafa Abdo (Nonpartisan)
 
31.1
 
1,604
Image of Le'Candice Durham
Le'Candice Durham (Nonpartisan)
 
16.6
 
854
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.1
 
106

Total votes: 5,152
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About the district

See also: Buffalo Public Schools, New York

Buffalo Public Schools is located in Erie County, New York. The district served 30,823 students during the 2021-2022 school year.[1]

See also

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