Leah Halton-Pope: She is the senior advisor to New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes and has the support of outgoing Ellicott representative and Common Council President Darius Pridgen. There are four candidates vying the Democratic line in Buffalo's newly drawn Ellicott common council district. They will decide the candidates who are on the ballot for the general election in November. Here are the races to watch in Western New York.
Tuesday is primary day for local elections in New York state.