Update 11:58 p.m.: More unofficial results
The Board of Elections website shows election day votes as being 100% counted for. These results are still unofficial until approved. The results are as of 11:23 p.m.
Republican Julie Abbott beat Democrat Blake Carter for the County Legislator 6th District. Democrat Daniel Romeo in the 7th District. Democrat Maurice Brown won in the 15th District.
Republicans Jean Marie Westlake and Peter Rayhill have won for State Supreme Court Justices.
A number of County Legislator districts were uncontested:
- Brian May, 1st District
- Kevin Meaker, 2nd District
- Timothy Burtis, 3rd District.
- Colleen Gunnip, 4th District.
- Debrah Cody, 5th District.
- Christopher Ryan, 8th District.
- Palmer Harvey, 9th District.
- Richard McCarron, 11th District.
- David Knapp, 12th District.
- Kenneth Bush, 13th District.
- Cody Kelly, 14th District.
- Charles Garland, 16th District.
- Nodesia Hernandez, 17th District
Mary Doherty won uncontested for City Court Judge.
Alexander Marion won uncontested for City Auditor.
Democrats Chol Majok and Rita Paniagua won Councilors-at-Large.
Democrats swept for Commissioners of Education, with Tamica Barnett, Mary Habib, Gwendolyn Raeford, and Ranette Releford all winning.
The Common Councilor 3rd District was won by Democrat Corey Williams. The 4th District was taken by Patrona Jones-Rowser.
Three of the five Common Councilor seats were uncontested:
- Marty Nave, 1st District
- Patrick Hogan, 2nd District
- Jimmy Monto, 5th District.
Voters said yes to City of Syracuse Proposition One, as well as Proposal One and Proposal Two.
Too close to call: County Legislator 10th District, Family Court Judge, and County Clerk.
Update 11:20 p.m.: Wins projected for three major races
WAER is projecting wins for three incumbents in Onondaga County with around 97% of the election day votes counted as of 11:15 p.m., according to the Onondaga County Board of Elections.
Ryan McMahon has beat Bill Kinne to take a second term as County Executive.
McMahon gave an election speech, detailing what his reelection means for the county.
"This mandate is not about me, it's about you. And it's a mandate for partnerships. It's a mandate to try to find common ground, but to never lead from behind. It's a mandate to change the psychology of a community, to believe that we are worthy of good things, to believe that we can compete not just in this country, but throughout North America and throughout the world, that we are good enough to compete with communities that are larger than us because we have competed and we have won," McMahon said.
Bill Fitzpatrick has been reelected for his ninth term as District Attorney.
Marty Masterpole, the first Democrat in his position, has been elected for a second term to County Comptroller.
Update 10:57 p.m.: WAER reporters are in the field talking to candidates, including County Executive hopeful Democrat Bill Kinne.
Democratic Headquarters vibes with Bill Kinne, who's vying for County Executive. May the best candidate win, it's all in the hands of the voters! @WAERNews pic.twitter.com/VywWJPVfPV
— Anisa Williams (@AnisaWilliamsTV) November 8, 2023
Update 10:22 p.m.: New Faces on the Onondaga County Legislature share plans.
Republican Kevin Meaker, running unopposed, will be one of the new faces on the Onondaga County Legislature. Meaker, who represents the 2nd district that include Clay, wants to make sure the area gets the most out of the massive Micron development project.
Maurice Brown, 15th district candidate, holds more than 90% of the vote at this time, and will likely be the new representative for the university area. He told WAER he hopes to bring a progressive voice on issues such as transportation and the lack of housing.
Update 9:46 p.m.: Look into key races
Final election results are not in yet, but all the absentee ballots have been counted and a majority of the early voting ballots are in, as of the most recent update from the Onondaga County Board of Elections.
With 94.57% of the early voting ballots and 100% of absentee ballots in, incumbent Republican Ryan McMahon is leading the race for Onondaga County Executive.
With 94.57% of the early voting ballots and 100% of absentee ballots in, Republican Bill Fitzpatrick is leading the race for County District Attorney.
With 94.57% of the early voting ballots and 100% of absentee ballots in, Democrat Marty Masterpole is in control of the County Comptroller vote.
With 94.57% of the early voting ballots and 100% of absentee ballots in, Democrat Emily Essi is ahead of Republican Lisa Dell for County Clerk.
With 100% of the early voting ballots and 100% of absentee ballots in, Democrat Blake Carter is winning against Republican Julie Abbott for the County Legislator 6th District. Daniel Romeo is leading in the 7th District, Carrie Ingersoll-Wood in the 10th District, and Maurice Brown in the 15th District.
Voting for the Syracuse Common Council are still being counted, with Democrat Corey Williams ahead in the 3rd District and Democrat Patrona Jones-Rowser leading the 4th District race.
Update 9:14 p.m.: Absentee ballots are starting to be counted
The Onondaga County Board of Elections has said that absentee ballots have begun to show up on their vote tracking website. They expect Early Voting results to appear in the next hour. Around 10:00 p.m., Election Night results will come in.
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Update 8:41 p.m.: Looking ahead at what to expect
Voters in Onondaga County are expecting to see less competition for seats than recent years.
Only four of 17 seats on the county legislature are being contested. Those four seats are in the 6th district, 7th district, 10th district, and 15th district. 11 of the 17 seats are currently held by the Republican party. Originally, there were five seats up for grabs, but as syracuse.com reported, Democrat Sunny Aslam, who was running, moved out of district. Aslam did not campaign, but is listed on the ballot this year.
The Syracuse City Common Council will also see minimal competition. Of the five districts on the ballot, only the 3rd and 4th districts have contested seats.
The Syracuse City Court Judge and City Auditor ballots are also bare, with Democrat Mary Anne Doherty and Democrat Alexander Marion being the sole candidates, respectively.
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