2025 Buffalo mayoral election

The 2025 Buffalo mayoral election will be held on November 4, 2025, with a primary election held on June 24, 2025.^[1]^[2] Incumbent acting mayor Christopher Scanlon is running for a full term in office. Scanlon succeeded longtime mayor Byron Brown after he became the CEO of Western Regional Off-Track Betting.^[3]

Democratic primary

Declared

Michael Gainer, nonprofit founder^[4]
Terrence Robinson, community activist and Green nominee for mayor in 2017^[5]
Sean Ryan, state senator from the 61st district^[6]
Christopher Scanlon, acting mayor^[7]
Anthony Tyson-Thompson, political strategist^[8]
Garnell Whitfield, former Buffalo Fire Commissioner^[9]
Rasheed Wyatt, common councilor from the University district^[10]

Publicly expressed interest

Zeneta Everhart, common councilor from the Masten district^[11]
Leah Halton-Pope, common councilor from the Ellicott district^[11]
Terrance Heard, former Buffalo Public Schools board member^[12]^[13]

Potential

Joseph Gramaglia, former Buffalo Police Commissioner^[14]
Timothy Hogues, president of the New York State Civil Service Commission^[12]

Withdrawn

Maggie Harter, community activist^[14] (endorsed Whitfield)^[15]
James McLeod, retired Buffalo City Court judge^[16]
James Payne, community activist^[17]

Declined

India Walton, community organizer and nominee for mayor in 2021^[18]

Endorsements

Sean Ryan

Labor unions

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 66^[19]
Communications Workers of America District 1^[19]
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 2104^[19]
International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 3^[19]
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District 4^[19]
Sheet Metal Workers' International Association Local 71^[19]
United Auto Workers Region 9^[19]
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 276^[19]
United Steelworkers District 4^[19]
United Association Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 22^[19]
Workers United Rochester Regional Joint Board^[19]

Party chapters

Erie County Democratic Committee^[20]

Christopher Scanlon

Local officials

Carl Paladino, former Buffalo Public Schools board member (Republican)^[21]

Declined to endorse

Statewide officials

Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York^[22]

Republican primary

Declared

James Gardner, former Erie County assistant district attorney^[23]

Potential

Michael Kearns, Erie County Clerk^[13]

Declined

Christopher Scanlon, acting mayor (Democratic)^[20]

Endorsements

James Gardner

Party chapters

Erie County Republican Committee^[23]

Conservative nomination

Potential

James Gardner, former Erie County assistant district attorney (Republican)^[24]

Declined

Christopher Scanlon, acting mayor (Democratic)^[20]

Working Families nomination

Nominee

Sean Ryan, state senator from the 61st district (Democratic)^[25]

Endorsements

Sean Ryan

Party chapters

Working Families Party of New York^[25]

Independents

Publicly expressed interest

Christopher Scanlon, acting mayor (Democratic)^[20]

Withdrawn

Ryan Caughill, emergency preparedness consultant^[26] (endorsed Whitfield)^[27]

Declined

Sean Ryan, state senator from the 61st district (Democratic)^[28]
Garnell Whitfield, former Buffalo Fire Commissioner (Democratic)^[28]
Rasheed Wyatt, common councilor from the University district (Democratic)^[28]

General election

Results

2025 Buffalo mayoral election
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	TBD
	Republican	TBD
	Working Families	Sean Ryan
	Conservative	TBD
Total votes			100%

References

^ "New York State Board of Elections". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
^ "Mayoral election in Buffalo, New York (2025)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
^ Joly, Aidan (September 30, 2024). "Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown to leave office in October". WIVB-TV. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ Williams, Deidre (January 20, 2025). "Community activist Michael Gainer joins growing list of hopefuls for Buffalo mayor". The Buffalo News. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
^ Benson, Nate (March 6, 2025). "Nine Mayoral candidates participate in East Side town hall and forum". wgrz.com. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
^ Skoog, Katie (November 23, 2024). "State Senator Sean Ryan announces run for Buffalo mayor". WIVB-TV. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ Sondel, Justin (January 22, 2025). "Scanlon officially joins mayor's race in Buffalo". The Buffalo News. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
^ Ruberto, Toni (March 29, 2025). "Anthony Tyson-Thompson becomes 11th candidate for Buffalo mayor". The Buffalo News. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
^ Williams, Deidre (December 3, 2024). "Former Fire Commissioner Garnell Whitfield enters campaign for Buffalo mayor". The Buffalo News. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ Sondel, Justin (December 9, 2024). "And then there were 3: Council Member Rasheed Wyatt enters Buffalo mayor's race". The Buffalo News. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Williams, Deidre (September 14, 2024). "City Hall insiders considering running for mayor". The Buffalo News. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Kelly, Geoff (September 12, 2024). "Who will be Buffalo's next mayor? Potential candidates line up". Investigative Post. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Sondel, Justin (January 16, 2025). "Bid to replace Buffalo's longest-serving mayor likely to be chaotic". The Buffalo News. Retrieved January 16, 2025. Activist Terry Robinson, Buffalo ReUse co-founder Michael Gainer and former School Board member Terrance Heard also have asked the Democrats for their endorsement, but have not formally announced that they are running.
^ ^a ^b Kelly, Geoff (January 29, 2025). "Update on race for mayor of Buffalo". Investigative Post. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
^ Margaret, Aoede. "Aoede Margaret". Facebook. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
^ Mirand, Kristen (February 17, 2025). "Buffalo mayoral candidate drops out of race as ECDC prepares for endorsement". WKBW-TV. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
^ Sondel, Justin (April 7, 2025). "James Payne drops out of Buffalo mayor's race". Buffalo News. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
^ Nir, David; Singer, Jeff (December 9, 2024). "Morning Digest: We preview three of next year's top races for mayor". The Downballot. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Endorsements". Sean Ryan for Buffalo Mayor. February 5, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sondel, Justin (February 22, 2025). "Sean Ryan is endorsed for Buffalo mayor by Democrats". The Buffalo News. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
^ Benson, Nate (December 17, 2024). "Carl Paladino endorses Chris Scanlon for Mayor of Buffalo". WGRZ. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
^ Gavin, Robert (February 26, 2025). "Hochul says she won't endorse a candidate for Buffalo mayor". The Buffalo News. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Greber, Dave (February 26, 2025). "Gardner endorsed by Republicans for mayor". WIVB-TV. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
^ Kruly, Ken (February 25, 2025). "Shovel your sidewalks Buffalonians, the petitioners are coming; multiple candidates want to be mayor of Buffalo". Buffalo Rising. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Whalen, Ryan (March 19, 2025). "Working Families Party endorses state Sen. Sean Ryan in Buffalo mayoral race". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
^ Healy, Amber (November 26, 2024). "Race To Be the Next Mayor of Buffalo Is Heating Up". We are Buffalo. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ Caughill, Ryan [@RyanMCaughill] (December 13, 2024). "I am excited to publicly endorse @Garnell4Buffalo to be the next Mayor of the City of Buffalo!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b ^c Sondel, Justin (March 2, 2025). "Democrats rule Buffalo politics, but other party lines may be crucial in mayor's race". The Buffalo News. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

External links

Official campaign websites

[1] "New York State Board of Elections". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 10, 2025.

[2] "Mayoral election in Buffalo, New York (2025)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 10, 2025.

[b905-3] Joly, Aidan (September 30, 2024). "Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown to leave office in October". WIVB-TV. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[k349-4] Williams, Deidre (January 20, 2025). "Community activist Michael Gainer joins growing list of hopefuls for Buffalo mayor". The Buffalo News. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

[c472-5] Benson, Nate (March 6, 2025). "Nine Mayoral candidates participate in East Side town hall and forum". wgrz.com. Retrieved March 6, 2025.

[z420-6] Skoog, Katie (November 23, 2024). "State Senator Sean Ryan announces run for Buffalo mayor". WIVB-TV. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[z870-7] Sondel, Justin (January 22, 2025). "Scanlon officially joins mayor's race in Buffalo". The Buffalo News. Retrieved January 22, 2025.

[k158-8] Ruberto, Toni (March 29, 2025). "Anthony Tyson-Thompson becomes 11th candidate for Buffalo mayor". The Buffalo News. Retrieved April 1, 2025.

[m672-9] Williams, Deidre (December 3, 2024). "Former Fire Commissioner Garnell Whitfield enters campaign for Buffalo mayor". The Buffalo News. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[x055-10] Sondel, Justin (December 9, 2024). "And then there were 3: Council Member Rasheed Wyatt enters Buffalo mayor's race". The Buffalo News. Retrieved December 9, 2024.

[insiders-11] Williams, Deidre (September 14, 2024). "City Hall insiders considering running for mayor". The Buffalo News. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

[s404-12] Kelly, Geoff (September 12, 2024). "Who will be Buffalo's next mayor? Potential candidates line up". Investigative Post. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[z154-13] Sondel, Justin (January 16, 2025). "Bid to replace Buffalo's longest-serving mayor likely to be chaotic". The Buffalo News. Retrieved January 16, 2025. Activist Terry Robinson, Buffalo ReUse co-founder Michael Gainer and former School Board member Terrance Heard also have asked the Democrats for their endorsement, but have not formally announced that they are running.

[g479-14] Kelly, Geoff (January 29, 2025). "Update on race for mayor of Buffalo". Investigative Post. Retrieved January 29, 2025.

[e771-15] Margaret, Aoede. "Aoede Margaret". Facebook. Retrieved March 20, 2025.

[f489-16] Mirand, Kristen (February 17, 2025). "Buffalo mayoral candidate drops out of race as ECDC prepares for endorsement". WKBW-TV. Retrieved February 17, 2025.

[j818-17] Sondel, Justin (April 7, 2025). "James Payne drops out of Buffalo mayor's race". Buffalo News. Retrieved April 7, 2025.

[18] Nir, David; Singer, Jeff (December 9, 2024). "Morning Digest: We preview three of next year's top races for mayor". The Downballot. Retrieved December 9, 2024.

[n481-19] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Endorsements". Sean Ryan for Buffalo Mayor. February 5, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2025.

[o785-20] Sondel, Justin (February 22, 2025). "Sean Ryan is endorsed for Buffalo mayor by Democrats". The Buffalo News. Retrieved February 22, 2025.

[x855-21] Benson, Nate (December 17, 2024). "Carl Paladino endorses Chris Scanlon for Mayor of Buffalo". WGRZ. Retrieved March 4, 2025.

[22] Gavin, Robert (February 26, 2025). "Hochul says she won't endorse a candidate for Buffalo mayor". The Buffalo News. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[gardner-23] Greber, Dave (February 26, 2025). "Gardner endorsed by Republicans for mayor". WIVB-TV. Retrieved February 26, 2025.

[s664-24] Kruly, Ken (February 25, 2025). "Shovel your sidewalks Buffalonians, the petitioners are coming; multiple candidates want to be mayor of Buffalo". Buffalo Rising. Retrieved February 27, 2025.

[l542-25] Whalen, Ryan (March 19, 2025). "Working Families Party endorses state Sen. Sean Ryan in Buffalo mayoral race". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved March 20, 2025.

[26] Healy, Amber (November 26, 2024). "Race To Be the Next Mayor of Buffalo Is Heating Up". We are Buffalo. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[27] Caughill, Ryan [@RyanMCaughill] (December 13, 2024). "I am excited to publicly endorse @Garnell4Buffalo to be the next Mayor of the City of Buffalo!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Twitter.

[n750-28] Sondel, Justin (March 2, 2025). "Democrats rule Buffalo politics, but other party lines may be crucial in mayor's race". The Buffalo News. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

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2025 Buffalo mayoral election

Democratic primary

Declared

Publicly expressed interest

Potential

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Republican primary

Declared

Potential

Declined

Endorsements

Conservative nomination

Potential

Declined

Working Families nomination

Nominee

Endorsements

Independents

Publicly expressed interest

Withdrawn

Declined

General election

Results

References

External links

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