Howard Johnson (New York)

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Howard Johnson

Prior offices:

Erie County Legislature District 1

Years in office: 2019 - 2024

Successor: Lawrence Dupre (Nonpartisan)

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 7, 2023

Howard Johnson was a member of the Erie County Legislature in New York, representing District 1. He assumed office on April 25, 2019. He left office on July 5, 2024.

Johnson (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for re-election to the Erie County Legislature to represent District 1 in New York. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Johnson was appointed to the Erie County Legislature in 2019 to fill a vacancy.

Elections

2023

See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2023)

General election

General election for Erie County Legislature District 1

Incumbent Howard Johnson defeated Mujib Rahman in the general election for Erie County Legislature District 1 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Howard Johnson (D / Working Families Party)	94.5	6,544
	Submit photo	Mujib Rahman (Faithful Servant Party)	4.7	327
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	51

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,922
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Howard Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Erie County Legislature District 1.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Mujib Rahman advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Erie County Legislature District 1.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Howard Johnson advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Erie County Legislature District 1.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Johnson in this election.

2021

See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2021)

General election

General election for Erie County Legislature District 1

Incumbent Howard Johnson won election in the general election for Erie County Legislature District 1 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Howard Johnson (D / Working Families Party)	99.2	13,201
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	110

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,311
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Erie County Legislature District 1

Incumbent Howard Johnson defeated Dominique Calhoun and Samuel A. Herbert in the Democratic primary for Erie County Legislature District 1 on June 22, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Howard Johnson	58.7	3,832
	Submit photo	Dominique Calhoun	24.8	1,622
	Submit photo	Samuel A. Herbert	16.3	1,065
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	12

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,531
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Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Howard Johnson advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Erie County Legislature District 1.

2019

See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2019)

General election

General election for Erie County Legislature District 1

Incumbent Howard Johnson defeated Katrinna Martin in the general election for Erie County Legislature District 1 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Howard Johnson (D)	81.0	7,099
	Submit photo	Katrinna Martin (Working Families Party)	18.7	1,639
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	24

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,762
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Erie County Legislature District 1

Incumbent Howard Johnson defeated Katrinna Martin and Tara Craig in the Democratic primary for Erie County Legislature District 1 on June 25, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Howard Johnson	59.4	2,950
	Submit photo	Katrinna Martin	31.5	1,563
		Tara Craig	9.1	450

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,963
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Antoinette Guercio (R)

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Katrinna Martin advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Erie County Legislature District 1.

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Howard Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Howard Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Howard Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

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