Betty Jean Grant
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Betty Jean Grant was the Democratic District 2 county legislator in Erie County in New York. She took office in 2007. Grant did not run for re-election in 2017.
Grant was a Democratic candidate for mayor of Buffalo, New York. Grant was defeated in the primary election on September 12, 2017. She was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 63 of the New York State Senate.
Elections
2017
The city of Buffalo, New York, held an election for mayor and two city judges on November 7, 2017. A primary election occurred on September 12, 2017.
Incumbent Byron Brown defeated Mark Schroeder and Betty Jean Grant in the Mayor of Buffalo Democratic primary election.[1]
| Mayor of Buffalo, Democratic Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Byron Brown Incumbent |
51.62% | 13,999 |
| Mark Schroeder | 35.17% | 9,538 |
| Betty Jean Grant | 12.71% | 3,446 |
| Write-in votes | 0.5% | 136 |
| Total Votes | 27,119 | |
| Source: Erie County Board of Elections, "Official Democratic Primary Election Results," September 12, 2017 | ||
2014
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Incumbent Tim Kennedy defeated Betty Jean Grant in the Democratic primary, while Ricky Donovan, Sr. was unopposed in the Republican primary. Dennis Nawojski was removed from the ballot before the Democratic primary. Kennedy also ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Donovan also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Kennedy defeated Donovan in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Timothy M. Kennedy Incumbent |
71.5% | 42,278 | |
| Republican | Ricky Donovan, Sr. | 20.3% | 11,973 | |
| None | Blank | 8.2% | 4,843 | |
| Total Votes | 59,094 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Timothy M. Kennedy Incumbent |
60.2% | 16,660 |
| Betty Jean Grant | 39.8% | 10,997 |
| Total Votes | 27,657 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Timothy M. Kennedy Incumbent |
65.1% | 287 |
| Ricky Donovan, Sr. | 34.9% | 154 |
| Total Votes | 441 | |
2012
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2012
Grant ran in the 2012 election for New York State Senate District 63. She was defeated by incumbent Tim Kennedy in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2012.[5][6][7][8]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Timothy Kennedy Incumbent |
50.3% | 11,587 |
| Betty Jean Grant | 49.7% | 11,431 |
| Total Votes | 23,018 | |
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See also
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External links
- Erie County Legislature
- Buffalo Mayor's Office
- Erie County Legislature - Profile of Betty Jean Grant
- Betty Jean Grant on LinkedIn
Footnotes
- ↑ Erie County Board of Elections, "2017 Petitions Filed," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Certification for the September 9, 2014, State Primary Election," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Primary results for September 9, 2014," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Senate Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Candidate List for the September 13, 2012, State Primary Election," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official September 13, 2012, Primary Results," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official Senate Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official Assembly Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed July 31, 2014
