The candidates for November’s general election are set. Early voting starts Oct. 28 and Election Day is Nov. 7.

This year’s focus will be on county races. There are five contested races for the county legislature and nearly all of the major countywide seats — county executive, district attorney, county clerk and county comptroller — are up for grabs.

Meanwhile, city council incumbents Chol Majok and Rita Paniagua are vying with Raquan Pride-Green for two spots on the Syracuse Common Council.

Elections 2023: Q&A with Syracuse Common Council, Onondaga County Legislature candidates

In the council’s fourth district, Hasahn Bloodworth, who created his own political party, faces Patrona Jones-Rowser, who won the Democratic primary. Bloodworth or Jones-Rowser will replace Democrat Latoya Allen, who did not run for re-election.

If you are looking for town or village candidates, you can click this link to go to the Onondaga County Board of Elections website. The Board of Elections maintains an up-to-date list of candidates under “candidate information.”

Each candidate who will be on the ballot in November is listed with their party endorsements and affiliations below. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

New York State

State Supreme Court Justice, 5th Judicial District (two seats open)

Bob Cohen, Working Families Party
Peter M. Rayhill, Republican, Conservative
Jean Marie Westlake, Republican, Conservative

Proposals

Removal of small city school districts from special constitutional debt limitation
Extending sewage project debt exclusion from debt limit

Onondaga County

County Executive

Bill Kinne (Democrat)
Ryan McMahon (Republican, Conservative)

District Attorney

William J. Fitzpatrick (Republican, People First Party)
Chuck Keller (Democrat)
Christine A. Varga (Conservative)

County Comptroller

Casey E. Jordan (Republican, People First Party)
Marty Masterpole (Democrat)

County Clerk

Lisa Dell (Republican, Conservative)
Emily Essi (Democrat)

Family Court (two seats open)

Douglas M. DeMarche, Jr. (Republican, Conservative)
Diane Darwish Plumley (Democrat)
Lourdes P. Rosario (Republican, Conservative)
Joe Zavaglia (Democrat)

Legislature, 1st District, uncontested

Brian F. May (Republican)

Legislature, 2nd District, uncontested

Kevin J. Meaker (Republican, Conservative)

Legislature, 3rd District, uncontested

Timothy T. Burtis (Republican, Conservative)

Legislature, 4th District, uncontested

Colleen A. Gunnip (Republican)

Legislature, 5th District, uncontested

Debra J. Cody (Republican)

Legislature, 6th District

Legislature, 7th District

Legislature, 8th District, uncontested

Christopher J. Ryan (Democrat, Working Families Party)

Legislature, 9th District, uncontested

Palmer L. Harvey (Democrat, Working Families Party)

Legislature, 10th District

Legislature, 11th District, uncontested

Richard McCarron, Jr. (Republican, Conservative)

Legislature, 12th District

Sunny Aslam (Democrat)
David H. Knapp (Republican)

Legislature, 13th District, uncontested

Kenneth L. Bush Jr. (Republican, Conservative)

Legislature, 14th District, uncontested

Cody M. Kelly (Republican, Conservative)

Legislature, 15th District

Legislature, 16th District

Charles E. Garland (Democrat)

Legislature, 17th District

Nodesia R. Hernandez (Democrat, Working Families Party)

City of Syracuse

City Court Judge

Mary Anne Doherty (Democrat, Working Families Party)

City Auditor

Alexander Marion (Democrat, Working Families Party)

Councilor-at-Large (two seats open)

Chol Majok (Democrat)
Rita Paniagua (Democrat, Working Families Party)
Raquan Pride-Green (Working Families Party)

Commissioner of Education

Tamica Barnett (Democrat, Working Families Party)
Mary E. Habib (Democrat)
Ian L. Hunter (People First Party)
Magnolia Mumm (People First Party)
Gwendolyn H. Raeford (Democrat)
Ranette L. Releford (Democrat, Working Families Party)

1st District Councilor

Marty Nave (Democrat)

2nd District Councilor

Patrick J. Hogan (Democrat)

3rd District Councilor

Woodruff L. Carroll (Republican, People First Party)
Corey J. Williams (Democrat)

4th District Councilor

5th District Councilor

Proposition 1

Proposition 1 is to amend two portions of the city charter, sections 5-503 and 5-505, that more explicitly describe the city auditor’s powers and empower the city auditor to hire legal counsel. To read more, click here and scroll to page six.