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WBFO Elections coverage for 2023 for all eight counties in Western New York.
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Allegany

*Results here are unofficial. Bold indicates the leading candidate NOT a winner

Town of Allen Proposition: Shall the office of Superintendent of Highways for the Town of Allen be changed from elected to appointed?

  • Yes - 18.75%
  • No - 81.25%

Allen Superintendent of Highways (1 position available)

  • Raymond Dennis, (REP) - 70.91%
  • Allan Hennard, (AH for Highway) - 27.27%

Alma, Council Members (2 positions available)

  • Bill Cox, (DEM) - 15.04%
  • Paula Clayson, (REP) - 25.19%
  • Jerry Currier, (REP) - 15.79%
  • Michelle Dunbar, (Dunbar for Council) - 24.44%
  • Joshua Pye, (Pye for Council) - 15.41%

Almond Town Supervisor (1 position available)

  • Daniel Hegarty, (REP) - 65.26%
  • Jo-Anne Freeland, (CON) - 34.21%

Amity, Council Member (2 positions available)

  • Dana Ross, (DEM) - 25.19%
  • William Burton, (REP) - 38.42%
  • Mark Hand, (REP) - 36.13%

Belfast Supervisor (1 position available)

  • David Cox, (DEM) - 31.31%
  • Andrew Chamberlain, (REP) - 68.35%

Belfast, Council Member (2 positions available)

  • Dixie Middaugh, (DEM) - 39.36%
  • Rick Smith, (REP) - 30.92%
  • David Jennings, (REP) - 27.11%

Hume, Council Member (2 positions available)

  • Andrew Peet, (REP) - 44.20%
  • Warren Smith, (REP) - 31.36%
  • Steve Thomas, (Hume Neighbors) - 22.96%

Wellsville, Superintendent of Highways (1 position available)

  • Brad Loucks, (DEM, Highway Party) - 36.69%
  • Brian Smith, (REP) - 62.78%

For more races in Allegany county, visit the county's Board of Elections page.

Cattaraugus

*Results here are unofficial. Bold indicates the leading candidate NOT a winner

Dayton Town Councilmember (2 positions available)

  • David J. Kohler (REP) - 33.20%
  • Jake Hansen-Ivett (REP, CON) - 40.35%
  • Thomas J. Chupa (CON) - 25.37%

Dayton Town Highway Superintendent (1 position available)

  • Brian J. Taber (DEM) - 45.73%
  • Larry R. Miller (REP, CON) - 52.66%

Farmersville Town Supervisor (1 position available)

  • Pamela J. Tilton (DEM, REP) - 58.97%
  • Melanie Louise Brown (CON) - 41.03%

Farmersville Town Councilmember (2 positions available)

  • Thomas J. Callahan Jr (DEM, REP) - 31.44%
  • Douglas P. Seymore (DEM, REP) - 28.88%
  • Harold B. McCown (CON) - 19.20%
  • Joshua J. Lord (CON) - 20.48%

Farmersville Town Highway Superintendent (1 position available)

  • Barry D. Tingue (DEM) - 52.51%
  • James P. Karaszewski (REP, CON) - 47.49%

Lyndon Town Supervisor (1 position available)

  • Barbara Montante (DEM) - 54.03%
  • Donald W. Hall (REP) - 45.50%

Lyndon Town Clerk (1 position available)

  • Frank V. Puglisi (DEM) - 50.70%
  • Heather L. Chase (REP) - 48.83%

Lyndon Town Councilmember (2 positions available)

  • Paul A. Knapic (DEM) - 42.11%
  • Melissa A. Bedell (DEM, REP) - 36.84%
  • Russell A. Ward (REP) - 21.05%

New Albion Town Highway Superintendent (1 position available)

  • George E. Borrowdale (REP, Main Street) - 52.12%
  • David B. Rupp (CON) - 47.88%

Olean City Alderman Ward 2 (1 position available)

  • Arnim Jubs Alexander (DEM, Your Voice) - 49.08%
  • Jason M. Panus (REP, CON) - 50.55%

Olean City Alderman Ward 6 (1 position available)

  • Vernon Robinson Jr (DEM, Working Families) - 60.27%
  • Nicholas Alan Peterson (REP, CON) - 38.81%

For more results, visit the Cattaraugus County Board of Elections website.

Chautauqua

*Results here are unofficial. Bold indicates the leading candidate NOT a winner

County Legislator, 1st District (1 position available)

  • Marcus S. Buchanan, (DEM) - 49%
  • Kevin J. Muldowney, (REP) - 49.69%

County Legislator, 2nd District (1 position available)

  • Robert K. Bankoski, (DEM) - 61.02%
  • Dennis Welka, (REP) - 34.20%

County Legislator, 3rd District (1 position available)

  • Nevin K. Eklund - 34.25%
  • Robert M. Scudder, (REP) - 63.19%

County Legislator, 9th District (1 position available)

  • Jorge A. Torres, Sr., (DEM) - 43.37%
  • Phillip A. Landy, (REP) - 51.49%

County Legislator, 10th District (1 position available)

  • Julie E. Jackson Forsberg, (DEM) - 40.84%
  • Jamie S. Gustafson - 57.37%

County Legislator, 11th District (1 position available)

  • Robert W. Whitney, Jr., (DEM) - 41.18%
  • David E. Wilfong, (REP) - 53.54%

County Legislator, 12th District (1 position available)

  • Frederick A. Larson, (DEM) - 50.28%
  • Elisabeth T. Rankin, (REP) - 46.09%

County Legislator, 13th District (1 position available)

  • Thomas M. Nelson, (DEM) - 51.93%
  • Joseph W. Tickle, (REP) - 43.16%

County Legislator, 15th District (1 position available)

  • Kurt D. Gustafson, (DEM) - 40.95%
  • Lisa A. Vanstrom, (REP) - 57.36%

County Legislator, 16 District (1 position available)

  • Amy L. Thompson, (DEM) - 26.28%
  • Dalton J. Anthony, (REP) - 71.80%

County Legislator, 19th District (1 position available)

  • Braiden A. McElhaney, (DEM) - 28.16%
  • Frederick S. Johnson, (REP) - 68.90%

Dunkirk City Mayor (1 position available)

  • Kate Wdowiasz, (DEM) - 50.60%
  • David P. Damico, (REP) - 48.24%

Ellicott Town Supervisor (1 position available)

  • Todd Beckerink, (DEM) - 44.65%
  • Janet B. Bowman, (REP) - 53.07%

Jamestown City Mayor (1 position available)

  • Edward A. Sundquist, (DEM) - 47.20%
  • Kimberly A. Ecklund, (REP) - 51.68%

For more election results, visit the county's Board of Elections website.

Erie

*Results here are unofficial. Bold indicates the leading candidate NOT a winner

Erie County Executive (1 position available)

  • Mark Poloncarz, (DEM) - 58.39%
  • Chrissy Casilio, (REP) - 40.24%
  • Duane J. Whitmer (LIB) - 1.14%

County Legislator, 1st District (1 position available)

  • Howard J. Johnson, (DEM, Working Families) Incumbent - 94.61%
  • Mujib U. Rahman, (Faithful Servant) - 4.68%

County Legislator, 3rd District (1 position available)

  • Michael H. Kooshoian, (DEM, CON) Incumbent - 66.92%
  • Stephen I. Monpremier (REP) - 32.88%

County Legislator, 4th District (1 position available)

  • John A. Bargnesi, (DEM, Working Families) - 64.18%
  • Scott A. Marciszewski, (REP, CON) - 35.75%

County Legislator, 5th District (1 position available)

  • Jeanne M. Vinal, (DEM, Working Families) - 59.95%
  • Richard C. Wilkinson, (REP, CON) - 39.92%

County Legislator, 6th District (1 position available)

  • Ronald S. Shubert, (DEM) - 42.47%
  • Christopher D. Greene, (REP, CON) Incumbent - 57.36%

County Legislator, 7th District (1 position available)

  • Timothy J. Meyers, (DEM, Working Families) - 58.21%
  • Michael J. Zachowicz, (REP, CON) - 41.61%

County Legislator, 9th District (1 position available)

  • John J. Gilmour, (DEM, CON) Incumbent - 65.16%
  • James A. Butera, (REP) - 34.63%

County Legislator, 10th District (1 position available)

  • Deborah A. Seeber, (DEM) - 41.42%
  • Lindsay R. Rodrigo, (REP, CON) - 58.44%

County Legislator, 11th District (1 position available)

  • John J. Mills, (REP) Incumbent - 68.87%
  • Charles A. Castiglia, (CON) - 30.07%

Buffalo Council Member, Ellicott District (1 position available)

  • Leah M. Halton-Pope, (DEM, Working Families) - 78.03%
  • Michael Chapman, (Community 1 Party) - 20.82%

Buffalo Council Member, Masten District (1 position available)

  • Zeneta B. Everhart, DEM) - 87%
  • Murray Holman, (CON) - 11.16%

Buffalo Council Member, University District (1 position available)

  • Rasheed N. Wyatt, (DEM) Incumbent - 81.55%
  • Kathryn E. A. Franco, (Working Families) - 17.76%

Buffalo Council Member, Lovejoy Ward (1 position available)

  • Bryan J. Bollman, (DEM) Incumbent - 72.81%
  • David K. McElroy, (REP, CON) - 25.98%

Lackawanna City Mayor (1 position available)

  • Annette lafallo (DEM, Working Families) - 63.27%
  • Robert A. Reese (REP) - 35.32%
  • Dragan Stojkovski (CON) - 1.03%

Town of Tonawanda Common Council President (1 position available)

  • Mary Ann Cancilla, (DEM, Working Families) - 40.19%
  • Jenna N. Koch, (REP, CON) - 59.59%

For more election results, visit the Erie County Board of Elections website.

Genessee

*Results here are unofficial. Bold indicates the leading candidate NOT a winner

Alexander Town Council (1 position available)

  • Gerald W. Krupka, Jr., (REP) - 216 votes
  • Sarah Kohl (DEM, CON) - 132 votes
  • Thomas A. Sanfratello (REP) - 234 votes

Bergen Town Clerk (1 position available)

  • Teresa F. Robinson, (REP) - 461 votes
  • Marcy Vanderstow, (IND) - 278 votes

Byron Town Supervisor (1 position available)

  • Candace E. Hensel, (REP, DEM) - 168 votes
  • Peter N. Yasses (CON) - 97 votes

Byron Town Council (2 positions available)

  • Sara L. Stockwell, (DEM) - 108 votes
  • Alfred T. Klycek, (REP) - 179 votes
  • Nathan A. Knickerbocker, (REP) - 167 votes

Darien Town Justice (1 position available)

  • Michelle M. Krzemien, (DEM, CON) -334 votes
  • Jennifer R. Nunnery, (REP) - 258 votes

Darien Town Council (2 positions available)

  • Benjamin K. Kohlhagen, (DEM) - 191 votes
  • Michael J. Grant, (REP) - 432 votes
  • Timothy H. Benten, (REP) - 399 votes

Stafford Town Council (2 positions available)

  • Robert F. Pacer, (REP) - 201 votes
  • Terry A. Young, (REP) - 253 votes
  • Cathy S. Worthington, (CON) - 150 votes

Pembroke Town Council (2 positions available)

  • Helen A. Townbridge Hanes, (DEM) - 239 votes
  • Kathleen I. Manne, (REP) - 451 votes
  • Thomas E. Dix, (REP) - 350 votes

    For more elections results, visit the county's Board of Elections website.

Niagara

*Results here are unofficial. Bold indicates the leading candidate NOT a winner

City of Niagara Falls Mayor (1 position available):

  • Robert M. Restaino, (DEM) - 48.39%
  • Carlton L. Cain, (REP) - 45.56%
  • Demetreus T. Nix, (We All We Got) - 3.87%

City of Niagara Falls Council Member (2 positions available)

  • Brian Archie, (DEM) - 29.76%
  • James Perry, (DEM) - 24.11%
  • Vincent Cauley, (REP) - 22.60%
  • Michael Gawel, (REP) - 16.99%
  • Uniquia Lewis, (We All We Got) - 2.38%
  • Michael A. Murphy, Jr., (We All We Got) - 2.01%
  • Jennifer Lamoy, (Honorable) - 1.91%

City of Lockport Mayor (1 position available)

  • Michelle Roman, (DEM) - 48.06%
  • John Lombardi III, (REP) - 51.89%

Town of Lockport Justice (1 position available)

  • Alice Patterson, (DEM) - 30.85%
  • Bradley Marble, (REP) - 69.05%

Town of Lockport Council Member (2 positions available)

  • Barbara McGaffin, (DEM) - 16.63%
  • Paul Patterson, (DEM) - 15.74%
  • Thomas Keough, (REP) - 33.53%
  • Paul Siejak, (REP) - 33.90%

Town of Lewiston Council Member (2 positions available)

  • Sarah Waechter, (DEM) - 28.62%
  • William Burg, (REP) - 28.37%
  • Jason Myers, (REP) - 28.76%
  • Charles Ortman, (CON) - 6.79%
  • Steven Shoecraft, (CON) - 7.27%

For more election results, visit the county's Board of Elections website.

Orleans

*Results here are unofficial. Bold indicates the leading candidate NOT a winner

Barre Town Supervisor (1 position available)

  • Sean P Pogue (REP, Future for Barre) Incumbent - 49.92%
  • Scott A. Burnside (CON) - 49.74%
    • Too close to call

Barre Town Council Member (2 positions available)

  • Margaret J. Swan (REP) - 29.63%
  • Kirk L. Mays (REP) - 31.94%
  • Kerri A. Richardson (CON) Incumbent - 31.31%

Kendal Town Council Member (2 positions available)

  • Margaret Lynn Szozda (DEM) Incumbent - 19.90%
  • David Bentley (REP) - 36.28%
  • Barbara A. Flow (REP) Incumbent - 43.42%

Murray Town Supervisor (1 position available)

  • Gerald E. Rightmyer (REP community) - 68.41%
  • Joseph Sidonyo (CON) Incumbent - 25.47%

Shelby Town Clerk (1 position available)

  • Darlene Rich (DEM People's Choice) Incumbent - 46.25%
  • Christine Pask (REP) - 41.84%

Shelby Superintendent of Highways (1 position available)

  • William Wolter (DEM) - 46.15%
  • Dale S. Root (REP, CON) Incumbent - 53.19%

Yates Town Council Members (2 positions available)

  • John B. Riggi (REP) Incumbent - 30.77%
  • Susan B. Hrovat (REP) Incumbent - 30.90%
  • Steven A. Colon (CON Taxpayers First) - 14.25%
  • Paul Lauricella Jr (CON Taxpayers First) - 18.92%

For more results, visit the Orleans County Board of Elections website.

Wyoming

*Results here are unofficial. Bold indicates the leading candidate NOT a winner

Castile Town Supervisor (1 position available)

  • Stanley Klein, (REP) - 64%
  • Write-in - 36%

Pike Town Supervisor (1 position available)

  • Daniel Conklin, (REP) - 46.49%
  • Tammy Ryan, Pike’s Pride Party - 2.70%
  • Eric Smith, Best for Pike - 50.81%

For more election results, visit the county's Board of Elections website.