The 2017 Buffalo mayoral election was held on November 7, 2017. Incumbent three-term Democratic mayor Byron Brown won re-election to a fourth term.
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Turnout | 15.95% | |||||||||||||||||||
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Results by city council district Brown: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% Schroeder: 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Buffalo mayoral race was held to elect the mayor of Buffalo, New York. The incumbent, Byron Brown, successfully ran for re-election against city comptroller Mark J. F. Schroeder and Erie County legislator Betty Jean Grant. A primary took place on September 12, 2017. Brown won the primary with Schroeder as the runner up and Grant coming in third. Schroeder won the Reform Party primary and was on that line for the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Byron W. Brown (incumbent) | 13,999 | 51.71% | |
Democratic | Mark J F Schroeder | 9,538 | 35.23% | |
Democratic | Betty Jean Grant | 3,446 | 12.73% | |
Democratic | Taniqua Simmons (write-in) | 88 | 0.33% | |
Total votes | 27,071 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Byron W. Brown (incumbent) | 27,532 | 62.76% | |
Working Families | Byron W. Brown (incumbent) | 1,228 | 2.80% | |
Independence | Byron W. Brown (incumbent) | 609 | 1.39% | |
Women's Equality | Byron W. Brown (incumbent) | 319 | 0.73% | |
Total | Byron W. Brown (incumbent) | 29,688 | 67.67% | |
Reform | Mark J F Schroeder | 11,446 | 26.09% | |
Conservative | Anita L. Howard | 1,357 | 3.09% | |
Green | Terrence A. Robinson | 1,276 | 2.91% | |
Independent | Taniqua Simmons (write-in) | 102 | 0.23% | |
Total votes | 43,869 | 100% |