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Samuel A. Herbert
Samuel A. Herbert (independent) ran for election to the Buffalo Common Council to represent Fillmore District in New York. Herbert lost in the general election on November 7, 2023. Herbert did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 27, 2023.
Biography
Herbert received a bachelor's degree in political science from Buffalo State College in 2006. He is a retired Roswell Park Cancer Institute lab technician, and works part-time at the New York Department of Motor Vehicles.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Buffalo, New York (2023)
General election
General election for Buffalo Common Council Fillmore District
Incumbent Mitchell Nowakowski defeated Samuel A. Herbert in the general election for Buffalo Common Council Fillmore District on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mitchell Nowakowski (D) | 96.0 | 2,172 |
| Samuel A. Herbert (Independent) | 0.6 | 13 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.4 | 78 | ||
| Total votes: 2,263 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mitchell Nowakowski advanced from the Democratic primary for Buffalo Common Council Fillmore District.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Herbert in this election.
2021
See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2021)
General election
General election for Erie County Legislature District 1
Incumbent Howard Johnson won election in the general election for Erie County Legislature District 1 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Howard Johnson (D / Working Families Party) | 99.2 | 13,201 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 110 | ||
| Total votes: 13,311 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Erie County Legislature District 1
Incumbent Howard Johnson defeated Dominique Calhoun and Samuel A. Herbert in the Democratic primary for Erie County Legislature District 1 on June 22, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Howard Johnson | 58.7 | 3,832 | |
| Dominique Calhoun | 24.8 | 1,622 | ||
| Samuel A. Herbert | 16.3 | 1,065 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 6,531 | |||
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Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Howard Johnson advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Erie County Legislature District 1.
2015
The city of Buffalo, New York, held elections for city council on November 3, 2015. A primary election took place on September 10, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 23, 2015.[2] In the Fillmore District race, incumbent David A. Franczyk defeated Samuel A. Herbert and Joseph A. Mascia in the Democratic primary.[3] Franczyk defeated David P. Howard (I) in the general election.[4]
| Buffalo City Council Fillmore District, General election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  David A. Franczyk Incumbent |
80.1% | 1,743 | |
| Independent | David P. Howard | 19.9% | 420 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,163 | |||
| Source: Erie County Board of Elections, "2015 general election results," accessed December 7, 2015 | ||||
| Buffalo City Council, Fillmore District Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
David A. Franczyk Incumbent |
55.1% | 621 | ||
| Samuel A. Herbert | 27.7% | 312 | ||
| Joseph A. Mascia | 13.9% | 157 | ||
| Write-in votes | 3.4% | 38 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,128 | |||
| Source: Eerie County Board of Elections, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed September 10, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Samuel A. Herbert did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Samuel A. Herbert did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Buffalo News, "Herbert again takes aim at longtime incumbent in seeking Fillmore District seat on Council," March 15, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2015 Official Political Calendar," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Eerie County Board of Elections, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed September 10, 2015
- ↑ Erie County Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed August 10, 2015
