Longtime incumbent Ken Bush Jr. defeated challenger Blake Carter to retain his seat in the Onondaga County’s 13th District on Tuesday night. 

Bush won 52.8% of the votes, according to Onondaga County Board of Elections unofficial results.  

The 13th District includes the towns of Camillus, Elbridge and Van Buren, as well as the villages of Elbridge and Jordan. 

Bush, a Republican, has represented the 13th District since 2018. He was vying for his sixth term in the legislature. 

Bush runs Bush Funeral Homes, his family business in Elbridge and Jordan. Before he joined the legislature, he was the town supervisor for Elbridge. 

He is currently a part of the County Facilities and the Ways & Means committees. 

Carter ran unsuccessfully for the county’s 6th District against Julie Abbott in 2023 before his home was redistricted to the 13th District, syracuse.com reported. 

He interned for Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter’s office in 2017 before working as field coordinator and campaign manager for Democratic candidates, including State Sen. Rachel May. He is the co-owner of LionOx Master Company, an investment management company, according to his LinkedIn. 

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Laura Robertson is a staff reporter covering Onondaga County. Prior to joining Central Current, she lived on the edge of the Bering Strait in Nome, Alaska, where she worked as a reporter for a year. She...