Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2025)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 3, 2025, April 10, 2025, May 27, 2025, & August 14, 2025 |
| Primary election: June 24, 2025 (canceled) General election: November 4, 2025 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Comptroller, sheriff, family court judge, county court judges, supreme court, and county legislature |
| Total seats up: 18 |
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Erie County, New York, held general elections for comptroller, sheriff, family court judge, county court judges, supreme court, and county legislature seats on November 4, 2025. A primary was scheduled for June 24, 2025. 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 3, 2025, the opportunity to ballot filing deadline was April 10, 2025, the independent candidate filing deadline was May 27, 2025, and the deadline for the judicial district convention was August 14, 2025.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2025:
Comptroller
General election
General election for Erie County Comptroller
Incumbent Kevin Hardwick defeated Christine M. Czarnik in the general election for Erie County Comptroller on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Hardwick (D / Working Families Party)  | 59.1 | 108,806 |
 | Christine M. Czarnik (R / Conservative Party) | 40.8 | 75,199 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 122 | ||
| Total votes: 184,127 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kevin Hardwick advanced from the Democratic primary for Erie County Comptroller.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Christine M. Czarnik advanced from the Republican primary for Erie County Comptroller.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Christine M. Czarnik advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Erie County Comptroller.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kevin Hardwick advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Erie County Comptroller.
Sheriff
General election
General election for Erie County Sheriff
Incumbent John Garcia won election in the general election for Erie County Sheriff on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Garcia (Conservative Party / R) | 94.8 | 111,670 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.2 | 6,090 | ||
| Total votes: 117,760 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Garcia advanced from the Republican primary for Erie County Sheriff.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Garcia advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Erie County Sheriff.
County legislature
General election
Erie County Legislature general election, 2025 |
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Erie County Legislature primary, 2025 |
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Working Families Party  Lawrence Dupre* (i) |
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| District 2 |
Did not make the ballot: |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
Working Families Party Taisha St. Jean Tard* (i) |
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Conservative Party Michael Kooshoian* (i) |
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Working Families Party John Bargnesi* (i) |
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Conservative Party Christina Coyle-Lenz* Working Families Party Jeanne Vinal* (i) |
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| District 6 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Conservative Party Christopher Greene* (i) |
| District 7 |
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Working Families Party Timothy Meyers* (i) |
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| District 8 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Conservative Party Frank Todaro* (i) |
| District 9 |
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Conservative Party John Gilmour* (i) |
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| District 10 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Conservative Party Lindsay Lorigo* (i) |
| District 11 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
Conservative Party John Mills* (i) |
Judicial offices
Family court
General election
General election for Erie County Family Court
Incumbent Brenda Freedman won election in the general election for Erie County Family Court on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brenda Freedman (R / D / Conservative Party) | 99.3 | 167,885 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 1,163 | ||
| Total votes: 169,048 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Brenda Freedman advanced from the Democratic primary for Erie County Family Court.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Brenda Freedman advanced from the Republican primary for Erie County Family Court.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Brenda Freedman advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Erie County Family Court.
County court
General election
General election for Erie County Court (2 seats)
Incumbent James Bargnesi and Jessica Kulpit won election in the general election for Erie County Court on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Bargnesi (R / Conservative Party / D / Working Families Party) | 50.0 | 166,399 | |
| ✔ | Jessica Kulpit (Working Families Party / R / Conservative Party / D) | 49.4 | 164,351 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 1,852 | ||
| Total votes: 332,602 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent James Bargnesi and Jessica Kulpit advanced from the Democratic primary for Erie County Court.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent James Bargnesi and Jessica Kulpit advanced from the Republican primary for Erie County Court.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent James Bargnesi and Jessica Kulpit advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Erie County Court.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent James Bargnesi and Jessica Kulpit advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Erie County Court.
Supreme court
General election
General election for New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District (2 seats)
Shannon Heneghan and Jorge S. de Rosas won election in the general election for New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shannon Heneghan (Working Families Party / Conservative Party / R / D) | 51.6 | 249,143 | |
| ✔ | Jorge S. de Rosas (R / Conservative Party / D) | 47.9 | 231,302 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 2,401 | ||
| Total votes: 482,846 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New York elections, 2025
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June 24, 2025
November 4, 2025
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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. | ||
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