More than 1,100 people cast ballots on the final day of early voting in Erie County.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Erie County Board of Elections on Sunday released the final batch of numbers for primary election early voting.
A total of 1,102 ballots were cast on the ninth — and last — day of early voting before Tuesday’s primary elections. The vast majority of votes came from Democrats, who submitted 8,061 ballots, compared to only 37 by Republicans and 34 from Conservatives, according to the Erie County Board of Elections commissioners, Ralph Mohr and Howard Johnson Jr.
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The Board of Elections also provided a running breakdown of participation in several races, including:
2,063 in the 23rd Congressional District Democratic primary4,126 in the 61st Senate District Democratic primary1,931 in the 149th Assembly District Democratic primary34 in the Republican primary for Collins town justice
Election officials said the “total ballot styles” cast in these races is 8,154, explaining that the number exceeds the total ballots counted because some voters are eligible to participate in multiple contests due to overlapping district boundaries.
Reported totals also include ballots cast in the statewide Democratic primary for New York State comptroller, plus various county committee contests involving Democratic, Republican, and Conservative parties in Buffalo, Amherst, and Grand Island.
The 2026 New York Primary Election will be held on Tuesday. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. as voters across Western New York and the state will decide key local, state, and congressional races.
For additional details, including polling locations and information about the primary elections, voters can visit elections.erie.gov or call 716-858-8891.
Track live election results on WGRZ.com from across the region, starting at 9 p.m. Tuesday.