Buffalo's mayor's race turned out to be the tight race that wasn't – a blowout favoring write-in Mayor Byron W. Brown.Â
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Analysis: Winners and losers from Buffalo's mayoral race
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Mayor Byron Brown speaks to developer Doug Jemal prior to the polls closing at his campaign headquarters Tuesday night.
Mayor Byron Brown speaks to developer Doug Jemal prior to the polls closing at his campaign headquarters Tuesday night.
In a statement posted on Twitter that did not include the word "concede," the winner of the June Democratic primary said Mayor Byron W. Brown'…
In the aftermath of Brown's apparent write-in victory, questions surround whether Buffalo was ever ready to follow the progressive path India …
The city's most conservative areas – South Buffalo, Lovejoy and the North District – voted overwhelmingly to make Byron Brown the city's first…
"Byron Brown’s apparent victory when the write-in votes are tallied is a dramatic affirmation of the status quo," writes Rod Watson.
 "We were the candidacy that gave the voters a choice," Brown said. Clearly, the voters wanted a choice in this election, and that’s why we ha…
The South District, where many city employees live, saw 84% of voters write in a candidate's name.
There are several squeakers in suburban races, which will come down to absentee ballots before the winner is determined.
India Walton received just over half of the votes cast in the Niagara, Ellicott and Masten districts in Buffalo's mayoral race.
Some political pros said the seeds of Walton's disappointing performance were those she sowed on primary night and in the weeks afterwards, wh…
See photos from Election Day through Erie and Niagara counties, as people cast their votes and candidates attended election night celebrations.
Buffalo News reporters covered races across Western New York on Tuesday night, from Buffalo mayor and Erie County sheriff to Niagara County Le…
