Democrat Byron launched a write-in campaign after losing the primary to Walton in June.
Buffalo’s incumbent Mayor Byron Brown is poised for victory Wednesday in the city’s mayoral race, after Democratic socialist said « it seems unlikely that we will end up with enough votes to inaugurate a Walton administration in January. » Walton has not officially conceded the race. Brown, a Democrat, had launched a write-in campaign after to Walton in June. Brown, Buffalo’s first Black mayor, drew considerable support from Republicans, real estate developers and Buffalo’s police union in his write-in campaign. He called himself a « progressive moderate. » Although election officials said Tuesday that it could take some time to count all the write-in votes, Brown declared victory that night with what appeared to be a 10,000-vote lead, if all the write-in votes were for Brown, according to CBS Buffalo affiliate WIVB.
