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Matt Dearing
Matt Dearing (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for election to the Buffalo Common Council to represent Ellicott District in New York. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 7, 2023. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 27, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Buffalo, New York (2023)
General election
General election for Buffalo Common Council Ellicott District
Leah Halton-Pope defeated Michael Chapman in the general election for Buffalo Common Council Ellicott District on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Leah Halton-Pope (D / Working Families Party) | 77.8 | 3,194 | |
| Michael Chapman (Independent) | 21.1 | 865 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 47 | ||
| Total votes: 4,106 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matt Dearing (Working Families Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Buffalo Common Council Ellicott District
Leah Halton-Pope defeated Cedric Holloway, Matt Dearing, and Emin Eddie Egriu in the Democratic primary for Buffalo Common Council Ellicott District on June 27, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Leah Halton-Pope | 46.1 | 1,133 | |
| Cedric Holloway | 26.9 | 661 | ||
| Matt Dearing | 16.7 | 411 | ||
 | Emin Eddie Egriu | 9.3 | 229 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 2,457 | |||
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Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Matt Dearing advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Buffalo Common Council Ellicott District.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Dearing in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Matt Dearing did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
