Democrat Jessica Dapson has unseated Onondaga County Legislator Cody Kelly in the county’s 14th District, declared legislature Democrats.
Dapson won 50.42% of the vote with 100% of the vote counted, according to Onondaga County Board of Elections unofficial results. Kelly earned 49.55% of the vote.
Only 99 votes separated the two candidates at 1:35 a.m. Wednesday, according to the results.
Kelly, a Republican, was appointed to the 14th District seat in 2021 by County Executive Ryan McMahon and has represented the district since. Dapson is a history teacher who told the Post-Standard she entered politics in part to hold Micron accountable to its environmental protection pledges.
The county’s 14th District spans the towns of Onondaga, Otisco, and parts of Geddes.
