2025 Primary Election Results: Erie County Executive
This year's election for Erie County Executive features Perry Wood and Christina Vogel on the Democratic side.
The winner of this race will go up against uncontested Republican incumbent Brenton Davis in the November general election.
You can view election results as they update in real-time for the Erie County Executive race below:
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Contact city hall reporter Jordan Smith at jtsmith@ or follow him on X @jordantsmith09.
