Socialist candidate India Walton conceded the mayoral race in Buffalo, New York, to incumbent Mayor Byron Brown, who ran a write-in campaign to remain in office.

In a statement on Twitter on Wednesday, Walton wrote, “While we anticipate that the margins will narrow, it seems unlikely that we will end up with enough votes to inaugurate a Walton administration in January.”

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