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Barbara Miller-Williams

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Barbara Miller-Williams
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Buffalo Comptroller
Tenure
2019 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
6
Prior offices:
Erie County Legislature District 1
Years in office: 2014 - 2019

Elections and appointments
Last election
November 7, 2023
Appointed
April 16, 2019
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Barbara Miller-Williams (Democratic Party) is the Buffalo Comptroller in New York. Miller-Williams assumed office on April 16, 2019. Miller-Williams' current term ends on December 31, 2027.

Miller-Williams (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for re-election for Buffalo Comptroller in New York. Miller-Williams won in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in Buffalo, New York (2023)

General election

General election for Buffalo Comptroller

Incumbent Barbara Miller-Williams won election in the general election for Buffalo Comptroller on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Barbara Miller-Williams (D / Working Families Party)
 
98.2
 
28,009
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.8
 
502

Total votes: 28,511
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Barbara Miller-Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Buffalo Comptroller.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Barbara Miller-Williams advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Buffalo Comptroller.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Miller-Williams in this election.

2019

See also: City elections in Buffalo, New York (2019)

General election

General election for Buffalo Comptroller

Incumbent Barbara Miller-Williams defeated Ross M. Kostecky in the general election for Buffalo Comptroller on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Barbara Miller-Williams (D / Working Families Party / Independence Party)
 
80.1
 
27,911
Ross M. Kostecky (R)
 
19.9
 
6,935

Total votes: 34,846
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Barbara Miller-Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Buffalo Comptroller.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Ross M. Kostecky advanced from the Republican primary for Buffalo Comptroller.

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (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. The filing deadline for candidates in this election was July 13, 2017. All 11 county legislators were up for election, as well as the county clerk, sheriff, and comptroller.[1]

Incumbent Barbara Miller-Williams (Democratic/Independence/Women's Equality/Working Famillies) ran unopposed in the Erie County Legislature, District 1 general election.[2]

Erie County Legislature, District 1 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic/Independence/Women's Equality/Working Famillies Green check mark transparent.png Barbara Miller-Williams Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 9,857
Total Votes 9,857
Source: Erie County, NY, Board of Elections, "Erie County Races, Official Tally of Election Results," accessed December 18, 2017

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Barbara Miller-Williams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Barbara Miller-Williams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

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