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John Mills (New York)
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2026
John Mills (Republican Party) is a member of the Erie County Legislature in New York, representing District 11. His current term ends on January 1, 2026.
Mills (Conservative Party) is running for re-election to the Erie County Legislature to represent District 11 in New York. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.[sources: 1, 2] The Conservative Party primary for this office on June 24, 2025, was canceled.
Elections
2025
See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2025)
General election
General election for Erie County Legislature District 11
Incumbent John Mills is running in the general election for Erie County Legislature District 11 on November 4, 2025.
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| John Mills (Conservative Party) | ||
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Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Mills advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Erie County Legislature District 11.
Endorsements
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2023
See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2023)
General election
General election for Erie County Legislature District 11
Incumbent John Mills defeated Charles Castiglia in the general election for Erie County Legislature District 11 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Mills (R) | 68.8 | 12,992 | |
| Charles Castiglia (Conservative Party) | 30.1 | 5,687 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 203 | ||
| Total votes: 18,882 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Mills advanced from the Republican primary for Erie County Legislature District 11.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Charles Castiglia advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Erie County Legislature District 11.
Endorsements
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2021
See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2021)
General election
General election for Erie County Legislature District 11
Incumbent John Mills won election in the general election for Erie County Legislature District 11 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Mills (R / Conservative Party) | 98.9 | 19,161 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 219 | ||
| Total votes: 19,380 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Mills advanced from the Republican primary for Erie County Legislature District 11.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Mills advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Erie County Legislature District 11.
2019
See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2019)
General election
General election for Erie County Legislature District 11
Incumbent John Mills defeated Kate Eskew in the general election for Erie County Legislature District 11 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Mills (R) | 68.1 | 16,270 | |
| Kate Eskew (D) | 31.9 | 7,608 | ||
| Total votes: 23,878 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kate Eskew advanced from the Democratic primary for Erie County Legislature District 11.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jerome Janik (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Mills advanced from the Republican primary for Erie County Legislature District 11.
2017
Erie County in New York held a general election for county officials on November 7, 2017. A primary election was held on September 12, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates in this election was July 13, 2017. All 11 county legislators were up for election, as well as the county clerk, sheriff, and comptroller.[1]
Incumbent John Mills (Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform) ran unopposed in the Erie County Legislature, District 11 general election.[2]
| Erie County Legislature, District 11 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform |  John Mills Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 18,873 | |
| Total Votes | 18,873 | |||
| Source: Erie County, NY, Board of Elections, "Erie County Races, Official Tally of Election Results," accessed December 18, 2017 | ||||
Campaign themes
2025
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2023
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2021
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2019
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