Photos: Primary day in Erie County
The voters of Erie County participate in the primary election process on Tuesday, June 22, 2021.
Primary voting
Signs line the sidewalk outside of a polling site in Hamburg.
Casting her vote
Maureen Hunley-Barnes votes at Eggertsville Hose Company in Amherst.
Hamburg candidates
Hamburg supervisor candidate Randy Hoak, left, and Highway supervisor candidate Tom Chmielowiec, right, talk with Lisa Appiani Randy before she votes at the Watermark Wesleyan Church in Hamburg.
Primary vote
Kathleen Weber votes at Canisius College.
Mark your ballot
Steven Snyder votes at Eggertsville Hose Company in Amherst.
Low turnout
Voting stations sit empty at Williamsville Village Hall in Williamsville.
Distance matters
Al Reinhardt moves a sign at Williamsville Village Hall to the mandatory 100 feet distance from the polling place.
Buffalo voting
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown votes at Canisius College on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in the Democratic mayoral primary.
Byron Brown
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown votes at Canisius College.
India Walton
India Walton, left, is challenging Byron Brown for the Democratic nomination for mayor. Campaign staffer Eve Shippens and Maya Handa help to put signs together in Buffalo, Monday June 21, 2021.
Jay DiPasquale
Jay DiPasquale campaigns for town supervisor at Getzville Fire Hall in Getzville, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.
Kara Buscaglia
Justice Kara Buscaglia talks with Mindy Weinman as she goes to vote at Getzville Fire Hall in Getzville, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.
Kathy Weppner
Kathy Weppner, right, is one of two judicial candidates on the primary slate in Amherst. She talks with JoAnn DiGiullio at Getzville Fire Hall in Getzville, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.
Brian Gould
Brian Gould, a Democratic candidate for Erie County sheriff, talks with voters outside of the Hamburg Senior Center in Hamburg.
Kim Beaty
Kim Beaty, who is running for Erie County sheriff, campaigns at Manna at the Northland Workforce Training Center in Buffalo, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.
John Garcia
Erie County sheriff candidate John Garcia talks with Tammy Norris at Harlem Road Community Center in Amherst, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.
Karen Healy-Case
Karen Healy-Case, a Republican candidate for Erie County sheriff, greets voters outside the primary polling place at the Lancaster Twin District Fire Station, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.
Kim Beaty
Erie County sheriff candidate Kim Beaty campaigns at Manna at the Northland Workforce Training Center in Buffalo, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.
Howard Johnson
Incumbent Howard Johnson campaigns for Erie County legislator at New Covenant Church, a polling site on Clinton Street in Buffalo, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. He speaks with Sarina McGriff who is on her way in to vote.
Myles Carter
Myles Carter, right, campaigns for Erie County sheriff at New Covenant Church, a polling site on Clinton Street in Buffalo, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. He speaks with Monica Williams.
Primary elections today will decide who will be the Democratic, Republican or Conservative parties' nominees in races that range from Erie County sheriff and Buffalo mayor to Niagara County judge. Keep checking back for the latest election developments throughout the night.
Republican and Democratic voters Tuesday turned away the candidates recommended by their parties' leaders to elect upstarts in the race for Erie County sheriff.
Even hotly contested primaries for Erie County sheriff were failing to draw crowds to polls. Many polling places were reporting voters numbering in the double digits through the morning and even into mid-afternoon.
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