Erik Bohen
Erik Bohen is a member-elect of the Buffalo Board of Education in New York, representing Park District. Bohen assumes office on January 2, 2026.
Bohen ran for election to the Buffalo Board of Education to represent Park District in New York. Bohen won in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Buffalo Public Schools, New York, elections (2025)
General election
General election for Buffalo Board of Education Park District
Erik Bohen won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Park District on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Erik Bohen (Nonpartisan) | 97.0 | 5,308 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.0 | 165 | ||
| Total votes: 5,473 | |||
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Endorsements
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2018
Regular election
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2018
Bohen also ran in the 2018 election as a Conservative Party and Independence Party candidate.
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 142
Patrick Burke defeated incumbent Erik Bohen and Michelle Kennedy in the general election for New York State Assembly District 142 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patrick Burke (D) | 51.9 | 25,195 |
| Erik Bohen (R / Conservative Party) | 45.4 | 22,061 | ||
| Michelle Kennedy (Independence Party) | 2.7 | 1,308 | ||
| Total votes: 48,564 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 142
Patrick Burke advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 142 on September 13, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Burke |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 142
Incumbent Erik Bohen defeated Timothy Nolan in the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 142 on September 13, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Erik Bohen | 57.1 | 1,454 | |
| Timothy Nolan | 42.9 | 1,092 | ||
| Total votes: 2,546 | |||
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Conservative Party primary election
Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 142
Incumbent Erik Bohen defeated Thomas Mescall Jr. in the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 142 on September 13, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Erik Bohen | 75.5 | 250 | |
| Thomas Mescall Jr. | 24.5 | 81 | ||
| Total votes: 331 | |||
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Independence Party primary election
Independence Party primary for New York State Assembly District 142
Michelle Kennedy defeated incumbent Erik Bohen in the Independence Party primary for New York State Assembly District 142 on September 13, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Kennedy | 52.2 | 213 | |
| Erik Bohen | 47.8 | 195 | ||
| Total votes: 408 | |||
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Special election
A special election for the position of New York State Assembly District 142 was held on April 24, 2018.
The seat was left vacant after the resignation of Michael Kearns (D). Kearns resigned on December 4, 2017, after he was elected as Erie County clerk.[1]
Erik Bohen (R) defeated Patrick Burke (D) in the special election. Unofficial results showed Bohen winning with 52.3 percent of the vote.[2] Bohen, a Democrat, ran on the Republican and Conservative lines.[3]
| New York State Assembly, District 142 Special Election, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Erik Bohen |
52.3% | 5,831 | |
| Democratic | Patrick Burke | 47.5% | 5,293 | |
| N/A | Other | 0.2% | 21 | |
| Total Votes | 11,145 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections | ||||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Erik Bohen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
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2018
In 2018, the 202nd New York State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 3 through June 20.
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Buffalo News, "Kearns to resign Assembly post; assume clerk duties on Tuesday," November 30, 2017
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "New York State Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed April 24, 2018
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "Defying the odds, Erik Bohen captures 142nd District Assembly race," April 24, 2018
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Theresa Drillings-Schuta |
Buffalo Board of Education Park District 2026 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Michael Kearns (R) |
New York State Assembly District 142 2018-2019 |
Succeeded by Patrick Burke (D) |
