2021 Local Election Results

Jessica Hunter

The polls closed at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2 for the 2021 municipal election. The results began to roll in shortly after, with election night totals settled late into the night. 

Of the main races to watch, Republican Brenton Davis emerged as the next Erie County Executive, defeating Democrat Tyler Titus. While Titus, like many Democrats, had the major edge with mail-in ballots, the election day results told a very different story. With a possible 4,000+ uncanvassed mail-in ballots still to be counted by late Tuesday night, Titus hung on, ultimately conceding on Wednesday afternoon. 

Brenton Davis [R] - 34,506

Tyler Titus [D] - 31,767

This proved to be one of the few Democratic upsets among the marquee 2021 races. 

Chris Campanelli won a decisive victory over Republican Brian Shank, and will be the next Erie County Sheriff. The discrepancy between these top two races seems to indicate that many  Democrats crossed party lines to vote for Davis, with Republican voters casting ballots for Campanelli.

Chris Campanelli [D] - 40,284

Brian Shank [R] - 26,859

Perhaps a better example of a race that held closer to party lines was that of Erie County Clerk of Records, with Aubrea Hagerty-Haynes beating out Ed DiMattio by more than 4,000 votes in a county-wide vote.

Aubrea Hagerty-Haynes [D] - 34,723

Ed DiMattio [R] - 30,560

Erie City Council saw the reelection of Liz Allen, with newcomers Jasmine Flores, Maurice "Mo" Troop, and Chuck Nelson gaining seats in a predicted Democratic sweep. Also unsurprisingly, Mayor Joe Schember won a second term, running unopposed. County Councilman Andre Horton also ran unopposed. 

Erie City Council

Liz Allen [D] - 11,149

Jasmine Flores [D] - 9,547

Maurice "Mo" Troop [D] - 9,732

Chuck Nelson [D] - 9,748

Greg Brown [R] - 6,072

Shawn Lyons [R] - 5,706

Erie Mayor

Joe Schember [D] - 14,116

County Council 2nd District

Andre Horton [D] - 4,440

Other Notable Races

County Council 4th District 

Jim Winarski [D] -  5,284

Timothy Gostomski [R] - 2,250

County Council, 6th District

Samuel Bayle IV [R] - 5,239

Lydia Laythe [D] - 2,735

Erie City School Director

Jay Breneman [D] - 10,554

Lauren Gillespie [D] - 8,860 

Leatra Tate [D] - 8,256

Daria Devlin [D/R] - 8,788

Timothy E. Gostomski [R] - 5,180

Aaron J. Lundberg [R] - 5,488

Zakaria Sharif [R] - 4,722 

Millcreek Township Supervisor

Kim Clear [D] - 9,366

Kirk McCaslin [D] - 6,949