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Syracuse residents will cast their ballots for several local races — including for Onondaga County Executive and the county legislature — in the general election on Tuesday.

To vote, registered voters can cast ballots at local community locations like Hazard Branch Library, Providence House Apartments, Syracuse Boys and Girls Club, Nottingham High School as well as Syracuse University’s Goldstein Student Center and Huntington Hall. A full list of ballot locations can be found online.

The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday.

Onondaga County candidates

Onondaga County Executive, District Attorney, and all 17 districts of the Onondaga County Legislature will be on the ballot this year. Districts 15 and 16 of the county legislature encompass Syracuse University and the surrounding area.

• County Comptroller: Incumbent Democrat Marty Masterpole is running against Republican Casey Jordan.
• County Executive: Democratic candidate Bill Kinne is running against incumbent Republican Ryan McMahon.
• District Attorney: Incumbent Republican William Fitzpatrick is running for a ninth and final time against Democrat Chuck Keller and Conservative Christine Varga.
• Onondaga County Legislature, District 6: Democrat Blake Carter is running against Republican Julie Abbott.
• Onondaga County Legislature, District 7: Daniel Romeo, Democrat, is running against Josh Davis, who is running under the People First Party.
• Onondaga County Legislature, District 10: Democrat Carrie Ingersoll-Wood, who currently works as director of SU’s Disability Cultural Center, is running against incumbent Republican Mark Olson.
• Onondaga County Legislature, District 12: Democrat Sunny Aslam is running against Republican David Knapp.
• Onondaga County Legislature, District 15: Democrat Maurice “Mo” Brown is running against Moise “Mo” Moodie, an independent candidate endorsed by the Republican and People First Party, to represent District 15 — which includes SU’s South Campus, the University Neighborhood, parts of downtown Syracuse and the South Side and Southwest neighborhoods.
• Onondaga County Legislature, Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16 and 17: Candidates are running unopposed.

City of Syracuse candidates

• City Auditor: Democrat Alexander Marion is the sole candidate running for this position, which investigates the efficiency of the Mayor’s office.
• City Court Judge: Democrat Mary Anne Doherty is running.
• Commissioner of Education: Voters will choose four candidates for this position. Candidates running include Democrats Tamica Barnet, Mary Habib, Gwendolyn Raeford and Ranette Releford; Republican Magnolia Mumm; and Ian Hunter of the People First Party.
• Common Councilor at-large: Democrats Chol Majok and Rita Paniagua – who both currently serve as common councilors – are running. Raquan Pride-Green is also running under the Working Families Party. Currently, Majok serves as councilor for District 3 and Paniagua serves as a councilor-at-large. Only two at-large seats are currently open.
• Common Councilor, 1st District: Democrat Marty Nave is running.
• Common Councilor, 2nd District: Incumbent Democrat Patrick Hogan is running.
• Common Councilor, 3rd District: Democrat Corey Williams is running against Republican Woodruff Carroll to take Majok’s seat.
• Common Councilor, 4th District: Democrat Patrona Jones-Rowser is running against Independent Hasan Bloodworth.
• Common Councilor, 5th District: Incumbent Democrat Jimmy Monto is running.



Published on November 6, 2023 at 7:46 pm

Contact Faith: flbolduc@syr.edu

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