Buffalo mayor claims victory amid uncounted votes

Mayor Byron Brown declared victory on Tuesday in his write-in campaign as early results showed him with a possible lead over Walton, who beat him in the Democratic primary.

Democratic socialist India Walton appears to have given up hope of unseating Buffalo's long-serving mayor. Walton said in a statement Wednesday that while the votes are not yet counted, victory seems out of reach. Early returns show that the number of write-in votes cast substantially exceeds the votes cast for Walton.