Shannon Heneghan

Shannon Heneghan

Democratic Party

New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District

Tenure

2026 - Present

Term ends

2039

Years in position

0

Prior offices:

Buffalo City Court

Years in office: 2019 - 2026

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 4, 2025

Shannon Heneghan (Democratic Party) is a judge of the New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District. Heneghan assumed office on January 1, 2026. Heneghan's current term ends on December 31, 2039.

Heneghan (Working Families Party, Conservative Party, Republican Party, Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District. Heneghan won in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2025)

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
✔	Submit photo	Shannon Heneghan (Working Families Party / Conservative Party / R / D)	51.6	249,143
✔	Submit photo	Jorge S. de Rosas (R / Conservative Party / D)	47.9	231,302
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	2,401

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 482,846
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Heneghan in this election.

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2022)

General election

General election for New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tracey A. Bannister (D / R / Conservative Party / Working Families Party)	19.9	479,241
✔	Submit photo	Craig Hannah (D / R / Conservative Party / Working Families Party)	19.5	470,345
✔	Submit photo	Kelly Vacco (D / R / Conservative Party)	19.4	466,464
✔	Submit photo	Gerald Greenan III (D / R / Conservative Party)	18.7	449,902
✔	Submit photo	Joseph Lorigo (R / Conservative Party)	12.2	294,728
	Submit photo	Shannon Heneghan (D / Working Families Party)	10.1	241,864
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	3,929

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,406,473
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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Buffalo, New York (2018)

General election

General election for Buffalo City Court (2 seats)

Incumbent Shannon Heneghan and incumbent James A. W. McLeod won election in the general election for Buffalo City Court on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Shannon Heneghan (D)	50.1	61,937
✔	Submit photo	James A. W. McLeod (D)	49.9	61,646

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 123,583
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Shannon Heneghan and incumbent James A. W. McLeod advanced from the Democratic primary for Buffalo City Court.

Campaign themes

2025

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2022

Shannon Heneghan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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