Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - This November will see the first election for Mayor of Buffalo in the last 20 years that will not be including Byron Brown's name on the ballot.
However, the list of candidates running for the Democratic nomination for Buffalo Mayor needs to be trimmed down to one singular name for the November general election.
That's why residents across the City of Buffalo flocked to their nearby voting polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots for the Democratic Primary Election. Residents were tasked with voting for one of the five candidates on the ballot this election:
- Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon
- State Sen. Sean Ryan
- University District Councilman Rasheed Wyatt
- Former Buffalo Fire Commissioner Garnell Whitfield Jr.
- Community activist Anthony Tyson Thompson
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"Mayor Brown did a lot of good things for the city, a lot of good developments. It's pretty important, because Buffalo is still growing," said Buffalo resident Jessica Johnson after casting her vote on Tuesday. "It's an exciting future for us, and [it's important] to have the right guy in charge to lead that."
Fellow resident Andy says Buffalo is ready for a positive change in City Hall.
"I grew up outside the city, but paying attention, and each administration came in, making clever, substantive, honorable changes, and then pretty soon started supporting their friends. And 20 years is way too long to be supporting your friends," he said in an interview with WBEN.
What is it that some voters are looking for with their next Mayor of Buffalo?
"The city being kept up, and doing what we should have done years ago. And the police and the fire, and just everything really," said resident Veronica Lopez with WBEN.
As for resident Stephanie McCance, she's looking for someone that understands the people that live in the City of Buffalo.
"They're listening to actually what the people want. That comes with things like fixing the potholes, and getting the streets plowed in the way that the Village of Hamburg and the City of Rochester can do it. That's something that I think is really important for me, as someone that lives in the city," said McCance with WBEN. "And we have so much unused, vacant lots that nothing's being done, and yet, we talk about how we have real issues as far as population growth in the City of Buffalo."