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Tracking the race for the mayor of Niagara Falls

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Posted at 12:12 AM, Nov 08, 2023

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WKBW) — According to unofficial results from the Niagara County Board of Elections website, incumbent Rob Restaino has won the race for Niagara Falls mayor.

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Restaino faced off against Republican Carl Cain and Demetrius Nix. According to the unofficial results, with 100% of precincts reporting, Restaino won with 48.39% (3,455) of the vote over Cain with 45.56% (3,253) and Nix with 3.87% (276). There were an additional 156 write-in votes.

He was born and raised in Niagara Falls and became the city's mayor in 2020.

7 News spoke with Restaino on Wednesday, he said in part "Our information is that while the results are unofficial, we were victorious." You can find that full story here.