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2023 election: Primary results from around central and northern New York

See results below for several primary elections from across central and northern New York (Names in italics indicate an incumbent).

For full results, click the link for your county Board of Elections at the bottom of the page.

Last updated 11:02 p.m.

Onondaga County

Syracuse Common Council At-Large (Vote for 2)

Chol Majok (D) - 40.51% (3,599)

Rita Paniagua (D) - 32.52% (2,889)

Jen Schultz (D) - 26.61% (2,364)

Syracuse Common Council - 1st District

Marty Nave (D) - 54.88% (326)

Sean Reed Jr. (D) - 44.95% (267)

Syracuse Common Council - 4th District

Patrona Jones-Rowser (D) - 51.94% (523)

Bruce Connor (D) - 47.86% (354)

Syracuse City Auditor

Alexander Marion (D) - 54.29% (2,720)

Nader Maroun (D) - 45.47% (2,278)

Onondaga County District Attorney

Christine Varga (C) - 82.04% (434)

Charles Keller (C) - 16.45% (87)

Onondaga County Legislature - 15th District

Maurice Mo Brown (D) - 63.57% (1,096)

Timothy Rudd (D) - 36.43% (628)

Oneida County

Utica Mayor

Celeste Friend (D) - 51.02% (1,353)

Frank DiBrango (D) - 41.63% (1,104)

Write-in - 7.35% (195)

Utica Mayor

Michael Galime (R) - 72.66% (1,042)

Robert Cardillo (R) - 26.22% (376)

Write-in - 1.12% (16)

Rome Mayor

Jefferey Lanigan (D) - 56.15% (1,100)

Jacqueline Izzo (D) - 43.80% (858)

Jefferson County

Watertown City Council - Vote for 4

Robert Kimball - 23% (778)

Ben Shoen - 21% (697)

Leonard Spaziani - 11% (375)

Timothy Babcock - 11% (362)

Patrick Hickey - 9% (313)

Douglas Osborne - 9% (306)

Maryellen Blevins - 5% (176)

Clifford Lashway - 5% (156)

Michael Wratchford - 4% (136)

Jason Traynor - 2% (67)

For full results of local and regional races, visit your local county Board of Elections Website. 

Onondaga County

Oswego County

Oneida County

Madison County

Cayuga County

Jefferson County

Cortland County

Tompkins County

Lewis County

Herkimer County

St. Lawrence County

Wayne County

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