- Source: 2025 Buffalo mayoral election
The 2025 Buffalo mayoral election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent acting mayor Christopher Scanlon is eligible to run for a full term in office. Scanlon succeeded longtime mayor Byron Brown after he became the CEO of Western Regional Off-Track Betting.
Democratic primary
= Declared
=James McLeod, retired Buffalo City Court judge
James Payne, community activist
Sean Ryan, state senator from the 61st district
Garnell Whitfield, former Buffalo Fire Commissioner
Rasheed Wyatt, common councilor from the University district
= Publicly expressed interest
=Zeneta Everhart, common councilor from the Masten district
Leah Halton-Pope, common councilor from the Ellicott district
= Potential
=Michael Gainer, nonprofit founder
Terrance Robinson, community activist and Green nominee for mayor in 2017
Christopher Scanlon, acting mayor
= Declined
=India Walton, community organizer and nominee for mayor in 2021
Independents
= Withdrawn
=Ryan Caughill, emergency preparedness consultant (endorsed Whitfield)
References
External links
Official campaign websites
Michael Gainer (D) for Mayor (exploratory)
Sean Ryan (D) for Mayor
Garnell Whitfield (D) for Mayor