A return to normal? Winners, losers could be known on election night And so were the results. Public officials and political candidates used the extra time ahead of the primary to tout a new offering for voters — no-excuse mail-in voting — in the busiest of the election cycles. Prompted by the pandemic, half of all Erie County voters who cast ballots in the June 2 primary did so by mail. The result: It took a week for the unofficial tally to be finalized. The vote count was shortened by a few days in the general election as more staff and additional equipment were employed in the process.