The Rochester Mayoral Election of 2017 was an election to determine who will hold the office of Mayor of Rochester, New York in the upcoming term. The election took place on November 7, 2017. Incumbent mayor Lovely Warren was elected to a second term in office.
Primaries The Democratic Primary took place on September 12, 2017. Incumbent mayor Lovely A. Warren defeated former police chief and current county legislator James Sheppard as well as former journalist Rachel Barnhart, and though Sheppard had secured the nomination of the Independence Party of New York and the Working Families Party, he stated that his campaign "was finished" following the primary.
Declared Candidates As of April, six candidates declared their intent to run:
Democratic Party Lovely A. Warren, incumbent Mayor of Rochester. James M. Sheppard, former Chief of the Rochester Police Department and current member of the Monroe County Legislature representing the 23rd district. Rachel Barnhart, former State Assembly candidate and broadcast journalist for WHAM-TV and WROC. Alex White, local business owner and former Green Party candidate for mayor.
Republican Party Tony Micciche, current member of the Monroe County Legislature representing the 26th district.
Green Party Alex White
Independent Lori Thomas, retired teacher.
General Election
Notes
James Sheppard ended his campaign after losing the Democratic primary, but was still on the ballot on the Independence Party and Working Families Party lines Alex White sought the nomination of both the Green Party and the Democratic Party, but ran on the Green Party line
References
External links Mayoral Debate hosted by WROC-TV held on October 23, 2017