Shelly Schratz

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Shelly Schratz

Republican Party, Conservative Party, Independence Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2019

Shelly Schratz (Republican Party, Independence Party, Conservative Party) ran for election to the Erie County Legislature to represent District 5 in New York. Schratz lost in the general election on November 5, 2019. Schratz advanced from the Independence Party primary on June 25, 2019.

Schratz was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 26th Congressional District of New York.

Elections

2019

See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2019)

General election

General election for Erie County Legislature District 5

Jeanne Vinal defeated Shelly Schratz in the general election for Erie County Legislature District 5 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jeanne Vinal (D / Working Families Party of New York)	54.9	10,066
		Shelly Schratz (R / Independence Party / Conservative Party)	45.1	8,258

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,324
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jeanne Vinal advanced from the Democratic primary for Erie County Legislature District 5.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Alan Huff (R)

Conservative Party primary election

No Conservative Party candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Roy DeFrancis (Conservative Party)

Independence Party primary election

Independence Party primary for Erie County Legislature District 5

Shelly Schratz defeated Sarah Rodman in the Independence Party primary for Erie County Legislature District 5 on June 25, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelly Schratz	80.5	91
		Sarah Rodman	19.5	22

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 113
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2016

See also: New York's 26th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Brian Higgins (D) defeated Shelly Schratz (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced any opposition in the primaries on June 28, 2016.

U.S. House, New York District 26 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brian Higgins Incumbent	74.6%	215,289
	Republican	Shelly Schratz	25.4%	73,377
Total Votes				288,666
Source: New York Board of Elections

Campaign themes

2019

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