Matthew Powenski

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Matthew Powenski

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Republican Party

Matthew Powenski (Republican Party) ran for election to the Buffalo Common Council to represent North District in New York. Powenski did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 7, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in Buffalo, New York (2023)

General election

General election for Buffalo Common Council North District

Incumbent Joseph Golombek won election in the general election for Buffalo Common Council North District on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Golombek (D / Conservative Party)	97.5	2,243
		Other/Write-in votes	2.5	58

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,301
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lisa Thagard (Independent)
• Eve Shippens (Working Families Party)
• Matthew Powenski (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Buffalo Common Council North District

Incumbent Joseph Golombek defeated Eve Shippens in the Democratic primary for Buffalo Common Council North District on June 27, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Golombek	70.3	1,078
		Eve Shippens	29.5	453
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,533
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lisa Thagard (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Matthew Powenski advanced from the Republican primary for Buffalo Common Council North District.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Joseph Golombek advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Buffalo Common Council North District.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Eve Shippens advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Buffalo Common Council North District.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Powenski in this election.

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Matthew Powenski did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

See also

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