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City elections in Buffalo, New York (2022)
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| 2022 Buffalo elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: August 11, 2022 |
| General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Chief judge of city court and city court judges |
| Total seats up: 3 |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
The city of Buffalo, New York, held a special election for chief judge of the city court and general elections for city court judges on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was August 11, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Chief judge
General election
Special general election for Buffalo City Court Chief Judge
Incumbent JaHarr Pridgen won election in the special general election for Buffalo City Court Chief Judge on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | JaHarr Pridgen (D) | 99.0 | 47,900 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 493 | ||
| Total votes: 48,393 | |||
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City court judges
General election
General election for Buffalo City Court (2 seats)
Incumbent Samuel P. Davis and incumbent Gary Wilson Jr. defeated Christina Holdsworth in the general election for Buffalo City Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Samuel P. Davis (D) | 44.2 | 44,188 |
| ✔ | Gary Wilson Jr. (D) | 41.9 | 41,882 | |
| Christina Holdsworth (R) | 13.4 | 13,416 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 407 | ||
| Total votes: 99,893 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New York elections, 2022
May 17, 2022
June 28, 2022
- United States Senate election in New York, 2022
- New York Attorney General election, 2022
- New York Comptroller election, 2022
- New York gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- New York State Assembly elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2022)
August 23, 2022
- New York's 23rd Congressional District election, 2022
- New York's 23rd Congressional District special election, 2022
- New York's 26th Congressional District election, 2022
- New York State Senate elections, 2022
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in New York, 2022
- New York's 23rd Congressional District election, 2022
- New York's 26th Congressional District election, 2022
- New York Attorney General election, 2022
- New York Comptroller election, 2022
- New York gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- New York State Senate elections, 2022
- New York State Assembly elections, 2022
- New York Proposal 1, Environmental Bond Measure (2022)
- Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2022)
- City elections in Buffalo, New York (2022)
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About the city
- See also: Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is a city in Erie County, New York. As of 2020, its population was 278,349.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Buffalo uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Buffalo, New York | ||
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| Buffalo | New York | |
| Population | 278,349 | 20,201,249 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 40 | 47,123 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 47.1% | 62.3% |
| Black/African American | 35.2% | 15.4% |
| Asian | 6.3% | 8.6% |
| Native American | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 8.6% |
| Multiple | 5.3% | 4.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12.2% | 19.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 85.7% | 87.2% |
| College graduation rate | 28.6% | 37.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $39,677 | $71,117 |
| Persons below poverty level | 28.3% | 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. | ||
See also
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