Democrat Jessica Hackett triumphed in the race against Republican Geneanne Keegan-Smith, flipping the Legislature’s 11th District seat blue on Tuesday night.
Hackett won 52.5% of the vote with 100% of the votes counted, according to Onondaga County Board of Elections unofficial results. Keegan-Smith had 47.3%.
The seat, which covers the towns of Onondaga and Otisco and part of the town of Geddes, was left open by Republican Richard McCarron, who left to run for the New York State Senate.
Hackett’s platform included funding gaps in social services and the safety net and championing potable drinking water for all residents, particularly those in the town of Onondaga, according to her website.
Hackett ran on the Democratic line, while Keegan-Smith ran on the Republican and Conservative lines.
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