The Onondaga County Republican party designated its candidates for the 2023 elections Thursday night.
The party had just one contested seat: The race for the designation in the Onondaga County Legislature’s 13th District.
Ken Bush Jr., who currently represents the district, faced Wendy Vanderwater for the party’s designation.
Bush Jr. won and will seek a fourth-term on the Legislature.
Legislators John McBride, who represents the 11th District, and Jim Rowley, who represents the 2nd District, are not running for re-election this year. Rich McCarron will run for McBride’s seat and Kevin Meaker will run for Rowley’s seat.
Rowley is also currently the Legislature’s chairman.
Republicans hold three of the four countywide seats up for election this year, including county executive, district attorney and clerk. The incumbents in those seats — County Executive Ryan McMahon, District Attorney William Fitzpatrick and Clerk Lisa Dell — all are running for re-election.
The party also put forward Casey Jordan, former Onondaga County legislator and attorney for the county, to run for county comptroller. That seat is currently held by Democrat Marty Masterpole.
Republicans do not currently have any candidates slated to run for Syracuse Common Council, which has seven spots up for grabs. They also have not yet designated any candidates for four Legislature seats.
The rest of the races were uncontested. Here are the party’s designees:
- County Executive: Ryan McMahon
- District Attorney: William Fitzpatrick
- Clerk: Lisa Dell
- Comptroller: Casey Jordan
- Onondaga County Legislature 1st District: Brian May
- Onondaga County Legislature 2nd District: Kevin Meaker
- Onondaga County Legislature 3rd District: Tim Burtis
- Onondaga County Legislature 4th District: Colleen Gunnip
- Onondaga County Legislature 5th District: Deb Cody
- Onondaga County Legislature 6th District: Julie Abbott
- Onondaga County Legislature 7th District: Josh Davis
- Onondaga County Legislature 8th District: No candidate
- Onondaga County Legislature 9th District: No candidate
- Onondaga County Legislature 10th District: Mark Olson
- Onondaga County Legislature 11th District: Rich McCarron
- Onondaga County Legislature 12th District: David Knapp
- Onondaga County Legislature 13th District: Ken Bush
- Onondaga County Legislature 14th District: Cody Kelly
- Onondaga County Legislature 15th District: Mo Moodie
- Onondaga County Legislature 16th District: No candidate
- Onondaga County Legislature 17th District: No candidate
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