Dan Romeo, the Democratic incumbent candidate running to keep his seat as the Onondaga County Legislature's 7th District representative. Credit: Courtesy of Dan Romeo

Democrat Dan Romeo has declared victory in the race for the Onondaga County Legislature’s 7th district against Republican Daniel Bailey.

Romeo won 72% of the vote with 87.1% of the votes counted, according to Onondaga County Board of Elections unofficial results. Bailey had 27.9%. 

The district includes parts of the east side of Syracuse and the town of Dewitt.

Romeo is the chair of the Health and Human Services Committee and a member of the Ways and Means Committee.

His priorities include promoting dense development, expanding affordable housing, removing barriers to lead remediation funding and improving public transportation, according to his biography on the legislature’s website.

Romeo ran on the Democratic Party line and Bailey ran on the Republican Party line.

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Laura Robertson is a staff reporter covering Onondaga County. Prior to joining Central Current, she lived on the edge of the Bering Strait in Nome, Alaska, where she worked as a reporter for a year. She...