The SAVE America Act would require potential voters to in-person present a birth certificate or passport to register to vote. Credit: Mike Greenlar | Central Current

Central Current reporters have for weeks conducted policy-based question-and-answer style interviews with candidates who wish to be mayor of Syracuse, Onondaga County legislators and city councilors.

We’ve put our resulting efforts below. Because we believe all candidates should have to answer community questions, we also sent questions to candidates who are running in uncontested races. Those candidates have been marked below as running unopposed.

We hope the guide below helps you stay informed about the people who want to represent you in local government. Along with the interviews, our guide includes information on voter registration and polling locations.

The guide will be updated as more Q&As are posted by Central Current.

Central Current’s election coverage is supported in part by a grant from the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York.

Syracuse mayoral candidate Q&As

Syracuse mayoral candidates on I-81, redevelopment of public housing

Contested Onondaga County Legislature races

Incumbents’ names are italicized. Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name. Colleen Gunnip, David Carnie and Shawn Fiato declined to participate in Central Current’s Q&A series.

4th District: Colleen Gunnip (R) vs. Jeremiah Thompson (D)

5th District: Ellen Block (D) vs. David Carnie (R)

6th District: Julie Abbott (R) vs. Gregory Eriksen (D)

8th District: Shawn Fiato (R) vs. Chad Ryan (D)

9th District: Kenyata Calloway vs. Bonnke Sekarore (R) vs. Nicole Watts

10th District: Elaine Denton (D) vs. Mark Olson (R)

Uncontested Onondaga County Legislature races

1st District: Brian May (R)

2nd District: Kevin Meaker (R)

3rd District: Tim Burtis (R)

7th District: Dan Romeo (D)

11th District: Rich McCarron (R)

12th District: David Knapp (R)

13th District: Ken Bush Jr. (R)

14th District: Cody Kelly (R)

15th District: Maurice “Mo” Brown (D)

16th District: Charles Garland (D)

17th District: Nodesia Hernandez (D)

Syracuse Common Council

All races are uncontested. Incumbents’ names are italicized. Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name.

At-large (pick two): Rasheada Caldwell (D), Hanah Ehrenreich (D)

1st District: Marty Nave (D)

2nd District: Donna Moore (D)

3rd District: Corey Williams (D)

4th District: Patrona Jones-Rowser (D)

5th District: Jimmy Monto (D)

President: Rita Paniagua (D)

Dates, deadlines, and resources for the Nov. 4th election

Register to vote: To vote in the 2025 general election, you must submit your registration application by October 25th, 2025.

It is also the deadline by which you must request a mail-in ballot in order to ensure that you will receive your ballot ahead of election day.

Register to vote
Request a ballot
Check registration status

Early voting for the general election: October 25, 2025 – November 2, 2025.

General election: November 4th, 2025

Explore the map below or visit the Onondaga County Board of Elections website for times and polling locations.

Find your polling place

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Chris Libonati is the managing editor of Central Current. He is a founding editorial member of the organization and was hired as Central Current's first reporter. He previously worked at the Syracuse Post-Standard...