James Gardner (New York mayoral candidate)

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James Gardner

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November 4, 2025

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James Gardner (Republican Party) ran for election for Mayor of Buffalo in New York. He lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: Mayoral election in Buffalo, New York (2025)

General election

General election for Mayor of Buffalo

Sean Ryan defeated James Gardner and Michael Gainer in the general election for Mayor of Buffalo on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sean Ryan (D / Working Families Party)	71.1	17,231
	Submit photo	James Gardner (R)	24.3	5,900
	Submit photo	Michael Gainer (Independent)	4.6	1,104

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 24,235
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Garnell Whitfield (Independent)
• Christopher Scanlon (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mayor of Buffalo

Sean Ryan defeated incumbent Christopher Scanlon, Garnell Whitfield, Rasheed Wyatt, and Anthony Tyson-Thompson in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Buffalo on June 24, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sean Ryan	46.4	12,439
		Christopher Scanlon	35.1	9,430
	Submit photo	Garnell Whitfield	8.2	2,204
		Rasheed Wyatt	7.7	2,066
	Submit photo	Anthony Tyson-Thompson	2.4	642
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	51

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,832
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• James A. W. McLeod (D)
• Michael Gainer (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. James Gardner advanced from the Republican primary for Mayor of Buffalo.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Sean Ryan advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Mayor of Buffalo.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gardner in this election.

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2024)

General election

General election for Erie County District Attorney

Incumbent Michael Keane defeated James Gardner in the general election for Erie County District Attorney on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michael Keane (D / Working Families Party)	59.4	257,658
	Submit photo	James Gardner (R / Conservative Party)	40.5	175,812
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	419

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 433,889
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Keane advanced from the Democratic primary for Erie County District Attorney.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. James Gardner advanced from the Republican primary for Erie County District Attorney.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. James Gardner advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Erie County District Attorney.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Keane advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Erie County District Attorney.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gardner in this election.

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2025

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2024

James Gardner did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

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