"At the very beginning, they said we couldn't win, it was impossible to win as a write-in. But you can't ever count a Buffalonian out.”

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, commenting during his declared re-election victory over democratic socialist India Walton through a write-in campaign. Local media reported that Walton had earned 41 percent of the vote while 59 percent were for “write-in.” Walton had won the June primary over Brown, but Brown urged voters to write his name on their ballot as there was no Republican candidate. (Reuters — November 2, 2021)