See photos from Election Day through Erie and Niagara counties, as people cast their votes and candidates attended election night celebrations.
Cariol Horne enthusiastically campaigns for India Walton outside the Delavan Grider Community Center polling site while David Manuel campaigns for Byron Brown.
“My administration is committed to using every resource available to continue helping struggling residents who need rental assistance as a result of the disruptions in our work and economic lives directly or indirectly related to the pandemic,” said Mayor Byron Brown.
Mayoral candidate India Walton speaks to the media in the press room outside her election night party at Main Events Banquet Hall as ballots are tallied in her contest against incumbent Byron Brown who waged a write-in campaign for re-election, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
John Garcia, the Republican candidate for Erie County sheriff, talks with Dan Hamlin of Kenmore at the Kenmore Municipal Building in Kenmore, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
Larry Daniel votes at the Delavan Grider Community Center polling site, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
Ted DiNoto, who is running as an independent candidate for Erie County sheriff, votes in Clarence Center, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
Campaign signs line the driveway at the Tosh Collins Community Center in South Buffalo, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
Erie County comptroller candidate Lynne Dixon votes at the Hamburg Village Community Center in Hamburg, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
Bill Witnauer, a Byron Brown volunteer, puts out campaign items outside before voting begins at the Gloria J. Parks Community Center in Buffalo, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
Maureen Milligan holds signs for India Walton outside the Gloria J. Parks Community Center on Main Street in Buffalo, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
Hamburg town supervisor candidate Randy Hoak talks with voters outside the Watermark Wesleyan Church in Hamburg, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
Election inspector Jackie Beamer sets up as voting begins at the Gloria J. Parks Community Center in Buffalo, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
Mayor Byron Brown and his wife Michelle take the stage on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
Hamburg supervisor candidate Stefan Mychajliw takes to the phones in Hamburg, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
Write-in mayoral candidate Ben Carlisle talks after he voted at Hispanics United of Buffalo, 254 Virginia St., in Buffalo, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
Lora Hartman and her daughter Cate Hartman fill out their ballots at the Tosh Collins Community Center in South Buffalo Tuesday, November 2, 2021.
Michelle Laherty votes at the Hamburg Village Community Center in Hamburg, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
People try to pass out pamphlets to voters before they vote at the Tosh Collins Community Center in South Buffalo, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
Sheriff candidate Kim Beaty greets voters at the Moose Lodge in Hamburg, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
GOP sheriff candidate John Garcia addresses his supporters and thanked them for their efforts at a rally at Sandy Beach Boat Club on Grand Island on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
John White, who won the race for the mayor of the City of Tonawanda, is at the GOP election night gathering at the Embassy Suites in Buffalo, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
Geneva McCray signs in before getting her ballot Delevan Grider Community Center polling site, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
Buffalo News reporters covered races across Western New York on Tuesday night, from Buffalo mayor and Erie County sheriff to Niagara County Le…
There are several squeakers in suburban races, which will come down to absentee ballots before the winner is determined.
Real estate developers like Douglas Jemal and Carl P. Paladino clung to the Brown campaign, pouring money into his effort in hopes that they could save the development-friendly administration. And it worked.
