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Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2024)
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| 2024 Erie County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 4, 2024, May 28, 2024, & August 15, 2024 |
| Primary election: June 25, 2024 (canceled) General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: District attorney, county legislature, family court judge, and supreme court judges |
| Total seats up: 8 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
Erie County, New York, held general elections for district attorney, county legislature, family court judge, and supreme court judges on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for June 25, 2024. The primary was canceled and unopposed candidates advanced to the general election without appearing on the ballot. The filing deadline for the primary was April 4, 2024, and the filing deadline for the general election was May 28, 2024. The judicial district convention filing deadline was August 15, 2024.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2024:
District attorney
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 | ||
| ✔ | Michael Keane (D / Working Families Party) | 59.4 | 257,658 | |
| James Gardner (R / Conservative Party) | 40.5 | 175,812 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 419 | ||
| 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.
County legislature (special election)
General election
Special general election for Erie County Legislature District 1
Incumbent Lawrence Dupre won election in the special general election for Erie County Legislature District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lawrence Dupre (D) | 99.1 | 17,167 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 153 | ||
| Total votes: 17,320 | |||
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Judicial offices
Family court
Note: An additional seat was added to the ballot before the general election.
General election
General election for Erie County Family Court (2 seats)
Kara Buscaglia and Jeffrey Harrington defeated Peter Vasilion in the general election for Erie County Family Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kara Buscaglia (D / Conservative Party / Working Families Party) | 43.8 | 311,813 | |
| ✔ | Jeffrey Harrington (D) | 28.6 | 203,713 | |
 | Peter Vasilion (R / Conservative Party) | 27.4 | 195,094 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1,661 | ||
| Total votes: 712,281 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kara Buscaglia advanced from the Democratic primary for Erie County Family Court.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Peter Vasilion advanced from the Republican primary for Erie County Family Court.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Kara Buscaglia advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Erie County Family Court.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Kara Buscaglia advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Erie County Family Court.
Supreme court
General election
General election for New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District (4 seats)
Incumbent Henry J. Nowak, incumbent Catherine Nugent Panepinto, incumbent Deborah A. Chimes, and Michael J. Norris won election in the general election for New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Henry J. Nowak (D / R / Conservative Party / Working Families Party) | 26.4 | 645,652 | |
| ✔ | Catherine Nugent Panepinto (D / R / Conservative Party / Working Families Party) | 25.1 | 614,224 | |
| ✔ | Deborah A. Chimes (D / R / Conservative Party) | 24.2 | 591,027 | |
| ✔ |  | Michael J. Norris (D / R / Conservative Party) | 24.0 | 586,325 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 5,611 | ||
| Total votes: 2,442,839 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New York elections, 2024
April 30, 2024
May 21, 2024
June 25, 2024
- United States Senate election in New York, 2024
- New York's 23rd Congressional District election, 2024
- New York's 24th Congressional District election, 2024
- New York's 26th Congressional District election, 2024
- New York State Senate elections, 2024
- New York State Assembly elections, 2024
- City elections in Buffalo, New York (2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in New York, 2024
- New York's 23rd Congressional District election, 2024
- New York's 24th Congressional District election, 2024
- New York's 26th Congressional District election, 2024
- New York State Senate elections, 2024
- New York State Assembly elections, 2024
- New York Proposal 1, Equal Protection of Law Amendment (2024)
- City elections in Buffalo, New York (2024)
- Buffalo Public Schools, New York, elections (2024)
- Erie County, New York, Proposal 1, Simple Majority Vote for County Legislature to Enact State-Authorized Sales Tax Amendment (November 2024)
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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 | 954,236 | 20,201,249 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 1,042 | 47,123 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 77.1% | 62.3% |
| Black/African American | 13.1% | 15.4% |
| Asian | 3.8% | 8.6% |
| Native American | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 2.2% | 8.6% |
| Multiple | 3.3% | 4.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.7% | 19.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 92% | 87.2% |
| College graduation rate | 35.1% | 37.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $59,464 | $71,117 |
| Persons below poverty level | 13.7% | 13.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **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. | ||
See also
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