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Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2017)
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| 2017 Erie County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: July 13, 2017 |
| Primary election: September 12, 2017 General election: November 7, 2017 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County Legislature, Clerk, Sheriff, & Comptroller |
| Total seats up: 14 |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 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. Going in to the 2017 election, Republicans had a 6-5 majority on the county legislature. Because one Republican incumbent was defeated by a Democratic challenger, partisan control was flipped, giving Democrats a 6-5 majority.
Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Conservative Party
Green Party
Independence Party
Reform Party
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party
All 11 county legislators were up for election, as well as the county clerk, sheriff, and comptroller. All of the county legislators ran for re-election except Betty Jean Grant (D) of District 2, who ran for mayor of Buffalo. In the race to replace Grant, April Baskin ran unnopposed in the general election after winning a four-person Democratic primary. All of the other incumbents were successful in their bids for re-election except for Ted Morton (R), who was defeated by John Bruso (D) for District 8. Republicans Sheriff Timothy Howard and Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw Jr. each faced one Democratic opponent, and both were re-elected. In the open race for county clerk, Michael Kearns (R) defeated Steven Cichon (D).
Because New York allows cross-filing, most candidates filed to run on multiple party tickets. The filing deadline for candidates in this election was July 13, 2017.[1][2]
County legislature
District 1
☑ Barbara Miller-Williams (i) 
District 2
Democratic primary
District 3
☑ Peter Savage III (i)
☐ Anthony Baney 
District 4
☑ Kevin Hardwick (i) 
☐ Brian Phillips
District 5
☑ Thomas A. Loughran (i)
☐ Guy Marlette 
☐ Ruben Cartagena Jr.
District 6
☑ Edward Rath III (i)
District 7
☑ Patrick Burke (i)
District 8
☐ Ted Morton (i)
☑ John Bruso
Conservative primary
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Independence primary
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District 9
☑ Lynne Dixon (i)
☐ Michael Quinn Jr.
District 10
☑ Joseph Lorigo (i)
☐ Michelle Schoeneman
District 11
☑ John Mills (i)
County clerk
The office
The clerk's office in Erie County is responsible for maintaining records relating to property titles, corporate titles, assumed names, and court proceedings. The office also handles pistol permits, passport applications, and runs the Auto Bureau.[3]
General election
☐ Steven Cichon
☑ Michael Kearns
Conservative primary
Independence primary
Sheriff
General election
☑ Timothy Howard (i)
☐ Bernard Tolbert
County comptroller
General election
☑ Stefan Mychajliw Jr. (i)
☐ Vanessa Glushefski
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New York elections, 2017
The Erie County election shared the ballot with municipal elections in Buffalo, elections for local trial courts, and three statewide ballot measures.
About the county
- See also: Erie County, New York
The county seat of Erie County is Buffalo.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Erie County, New York | ||
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| Erie County | New York | |
| Population | 919,040 | 19,378,102 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 1,042 | 47,123 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 77.8% | 63.7% |
| Black/African American | 13.5% | 15.7% |
| Asian | 3.6% | 8.4% |
| Native American | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 2.2% | 8.7% |
| Multiple | 2.4% | 3.1% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.5% | 19% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91.8% | 86.8% |
| College graduation rate | 34.4% | 36.6% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $58,121 | $68,486 |
| Persons below poverty level | 14.2% | 14.1% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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See also
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