On every Syracuse ballot
SheriffToby Shelley (D) · RJ Lenhart (R)
Toby Shelley
Top priorities
- Accountability and integrity in the office
- Transparency, including body-worn and in-car cameras and timely release of footage
Per the campaign site.
About Toby Shelley
Shelley is the sitting Onondaga County Sheriff, first elected in 2022 after nearly three decades with the Sheriff's Office and 30 years in the Air Force and Air National Guard, per his campaign site.
RJ Lenhart
Lenhart is a retired Syracuse police officer and former undersheriff now working as a Senior Investigator in the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office, per WAER.
County Court JudgeJeffrey G. Leibo (D) · Matthew J. Doran (R)
Jeffrey G. Leibo
Jeffrey G. Leibo serves as an Administrative Law Judge for the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and was the Democratic candidate for Onondaga County Court Judge in 2016, per Syracuse University College of Law, where he joins the faculty in spring 2026 as an adjunct professor teaching a course on expert witnesses. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Matthew J. Doran
Matthew J. Doran serves as Supervisory Judge for Onondaga County Court, appointed in 2024 after his 2016 election as County Court Judge, per his campaign site. He spent 1998 to 2016 in the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office, including prosecuting homicide cases, and served more than 30 years combined as an active-duty and reserve Navy JAG Corps officer, per his campaign site.
By address
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Find your districts by addressNew York Supreme Court Justice, 5th Judicial DistrictJoseph Zavaglia (D) · Michael J. Manfredi (R)
Joseph Zavaglia
Joseph Zavaglia is a sitting Onondaga County Family Court Judge, elected in November 2023, per his campaign site. He also serves as Village Justice in East Syracuse and was the first Family Court judge appointed to the county's Youth Part.
Michael J. Manfredi
Top priorities
- Making decisions grounded in law and facts, without bias or political considerations
- Protecting constitutional principles and ensuring justice is accessible and equal for every citizen
Per the campaign site.
About Michael J. Manfredi
Michael J. Manfredi is Grand Jury Bureau Chief and Felony Trial Bureau Chief at the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office, where he has worked since 2007, per his campaign site. He holds a law degree from the University at Buffalo.
Legislator, District 1Brian F. May (R) · Justin K. Neal (D)
Brian F. May
May is the sitting Onondaga County Legislator for District 1 and the Legislature's Minority Leader, per the county Legislature's website. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Justin K. Neal
Top priorities
- Addressing the rising cost of living for district residents
- Increasing scrutiny of county government spending
- Demanding more openness in how tax dollars are used
Per the campaign site.
About Justin K. Neal
Justin K. Neal is running for Onondaga County Legislature District 1 on a platform of affordability, accountability and transparency in county government, per his campaign site.
Legislator, District 2Kevin J. Meaker (R) · Matt Jones (D)
Kevin J. Meaker
Meaker is the sitting Onondaga County Legislator for District 2, per the county Legislature's website. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Matt Jones
Top priorities
- Making life more affordable for working families
- Preparing the community for regional economic growth
- Strengthening county services and public safety
Per the campaign site.
About Matt Jones
Matt Jones serves as Director of Communications for New York State Assemblymember Pamela Hunter, per LegiStorm, and is running for Onondaga County Legislature District 2 on a platform focused on affordability, county services and government transparency, per his campaign site.
Legislator, District 3Timothy T. Burtis (R) · Graeme Spicer (D)
Timothy T. Burtis
Timothy T. Burtis has 28 years of financial experience, including as Dealer Relations Manager with Empower Federal Credit Union, per the county government website. He previously served on the Cicero Town Board and as its Deputy Supervisor, was first elected to the Onondaga County Legislature in 2015, and served as Legislature Chairman from 2024 to 2025. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Graeme Spicer
Graeme Spicer is a candidate for Onondaga County Legislature, District 3. He is an attorney and partner in the Syracuse office of Levine & Blit, focusing on labor and employment law, personal injury, civil rights and criminal defense, per his firm's attorney biography. Spicer earned a J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law in 2005 and a B.A. from SUNY Geneseo in 2002, and was admitted to the New York bar in 2006. He serves as Vice President of the Onondaga County Bar Association. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Legislator, District 4Jeremiah W. Thompson (D) · Leslie J. English (R)
Jeremiah W. Thompson
Top priorities
- Workforce development and infrastructure improvements
- Improving public transit and bikeways and managing development along the I-81 corridor
- Supporting local municipalities, families and small businesses
Per the campaign site.
About Jeremiah W. Thompson
Jeremiah W. Thompson teaches writing and ethics at Syracuse University and serves on the Village of Liverpool Zoning Board, per the county government website. Raised in Buffalo by a roofer and a nurse's aide, he was elected to the Onondaga County Legislature in November 2025, representing District 4, per WAER.
Leslie J. English
Leslie J. English is the Republican candidate for Onondaga County Legislature District 4, per the Onondaga County Republican Committee. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Legislator, District 5Ellen Block (D) · Daniel A. Ciciarelli (R)
Ellen Block
Block is the sitting Onondaga County Legislator for District 5, per the county Legislature's website.
Daniel A. Ciciarelli
Daniel A. Ciciarelli is the Republican candidate for Onondaga County Legislature District 5, per the Onondaga County Republican Committee. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Legislator, District 6Gregg Eriksen (D) · Chad A. Clark (R)
Gregg Eriksen
Gregg Eriksen is a commercial litigation attorney at Bousquet Holstein PLLC in Syracuse who previously clerked for a federal judge in the Northern District of New York, per the county government website. He served seven years as a Skaneateles Village Trustee before his November 2025 election to the Onondaga County Legislature, where he represents District 6 and chairs the Environmental Protection Committee.
Chad A. Clark
Chad A. Clark serves as Mayor of the Village of Marcellus and chairs the Marcellus Climate Smart Communities Committee, per the Onondaga County Republican Committee. He previously served on the Zoning Board of Appeals and led the Marcellus Chamber of Commerce as President from 2020 to 2025. He is running for Onondaga County Legislature District 6. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Legislator, District 7Dan Romeo (D) · Daniel J. Bailey (R)
Dan Romeo
Dan Romeo represents District 7 on the Onondaga County Legislature, where he chairs the Health and Human Services Committee, per the Onondaga County Legislature. He is a firefighter with the Syracuse Fire Department and the East Syracuse Fire Department and previously served as a Commissioner of Education on the Syracuse City School District Board of Education. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Daniel J. Bailey
Daniel J. Bailey appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Onondaga County Legislator, District 7, per the official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Legislator, District 8Chad Ryan (D) · Brandon Camperlino (R)
Chad Ryan
Chad Ryan is the Democratic and Working Families candidate for Onondaga County Legislator, District 8, per the county's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of October 6, 2026.
Brandon Camperlino
Brandon Camperlino appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Onondaga County Legislator, District 8, per the official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Legislator, District 9Nicole Watts (D) · Rebecca C.S. Varga (R)
Nicole Watts
Watts is the sitting chair of the Onondaga County Legislature, representing District 9, per the county Legislature's website. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Rebecca C.S. Varga
Rebecca C.S. Varga appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Onondaga County Legislator, District 9, per the official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Legislator, District 10Elaine Denton (D) · Edmond J. Theobald (R)
Elaine Denton
Top priorities
- Expanding affordable housing
- Enhancing mental health services
- Improving infrastructure
Per the campaign site.
About Elaine Denton
Denton is the sitting Onondaga County Legislator for District 10, per the county Legislature's website.
Edmond J. Theobald
Edmond J. Theobald is the Republican candidate for Onondaga County Legislature District 10, per the Onondaga County Republican Committee. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Legislator, District 11Jessica Hackett (D) · Geneanne Keegan-Smith (R)
Jessica Hackett
Top priorities
- Transparency in government operations
- Accountability of leaders to constituents
- Fiscal responsibility that funds infrastructure while protecting taxpayers
Per the campaign site.
About Jessica Hackett
Jessica Hackett is a community organizer who has chaired the Town of Onondaga's Democratic Committee since 2024, per her campaign site. She grew up in the Winkworth neighborhood, graduated from Westhill High School, and now lives in Onondaga Hill.
Geneanne Keegan-Smith
Geneanne Keegan-Smith is the Republican candidate for Onondaga County Legislature District 11, per the Onondaga County Republican Committee. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Legislator, District 12David H. Knapp (R) · Neil J. Smith (D)
David H. Knapp
David H. Knapp is a partner in the Knapp Shute Agency in LaFayette who spent more than 25 years in the healthcare field after leaving military service as a U.S. Army Captain, per the county government website. He was elected to the Onondaga County Legislature in 2011 and served as Legislature Chairman from 2018 to 2022. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Neil J. Smith
Top priorities
- Promoting affordable mixed-use development in villages
- Supporting local farmers
- Enhancing rural transportation
Per the campaign site.
About Neil J. Smith
Neil J. Smith is an attorney with ties to the Manlius village area running for Onondaga County Legislature District 12, per his campaign site.
Legislator, District 13Kenneth L. Bush Jr. (R) · Blake Carter (D)
Kenneth L. Bush Jr.
Kenneth L. Bush Jr. runs the family business, Bush Funeral Homes, with locations in Elbridge and Jordan, per the county government website. He previously served as Elbridge Town Supervisor and has represented District 13 on the Onondaga County Legislature since 2018. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Blake Carter
Blake Carter previously served as a New York State Assembly intern and Constituent Liaison and is based in Camillus, per his campaign site. He is running for Onondaga County Legislature District 13.
Legislator, District 14Cody M. Kelly (R) · Jessica Dapson (D)
Cody M. Kelly
Cody M. Kelly is a pediatric physical therapist who earned a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from SUNY Upstate Medical University in 2016, per the county government website. County Executive Ryan McMahon appointed him to the Onondaga County Legislature in February 2021, and he has since been reelected to represent District 14. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Jessica Dapson
Top priorities
- Using research and data based decision making on community issues
- Cultivating community and shared values among residents
Per the campaign site.
About Jessica Dapson
Jessica Dapson is a public high school teacher, part-time wedding officiant and military spouse who holds degrees from Herkimer County Community College, Syracuse University and Utica University, per her campaign site. She is running for Onondaga County Legislature District 14.
Legislator, District 15Jo Bennett (D) · Woodruff L. Carroll (R)
Jo Bennett
Top priorities
- Safe, affordable housing
- Universal childcare
- Fast, free public buses for Onondaga County
Per the campaign site.
About Jo Bennett
Jo Bennett teaches at Nottingham High School and has worked as a union and community organizer, per her campaign site, where she describes her political identity as a democratic socialist. She is the Democratic nominee for Onondaga County Legislature District 15.
Woodruff L. Carroll
Woodruff L. Carroll has practiced law since 1984 through his firm, Woodruff Lee Carroll, P.C., in areas including civil rights, foreclosures and personal injury, per his campaign site. He has served as a Judicial Delegate multiple times between 2015 and 2026 and is running for Onondaga County Legislature District 15.
Legislator, District 16Nyatwa Bullock (D) · Charlene Tarver (Working Families)
Nyatwa Bullock
Top priorities
- Protecting neighborhoods
- Strengthening local services
Per the campaign site.
About Nyatwa Bullock
Nyatwa Bullock is the Democratic nominee for Onondaga County Legislature District 16, per her campaign site. Bullock says on her campaign site that she helped advance New York's Clean Slate law, bail reform, the HALT Solitary Confinement Act and other criminal justice measures, though the site does not list her current occupation, per the campaign site.
Charlene Tarver
Top priorities
- Healthcare access
- Education investment
- Housing affordability
Per the campaign site.
About Charlene Tarver
Charlene Tarver is a former practicing attorney who founded the Women's Economic Institute and has worked with LISC NY on affordable senior housing, per her campaign site. A native of Syracuse's Southside, she is running on the Working Families Party line for Onondaga County Legislature District 16.
Legislator, District 17Nodesia R. Hernandez (D) · Laura B. Lavine (R)
Nodesia R. Hernandez
Hernandez is the sitting Majority Leader of the Onondaga County Legislature, representing District 17, per the county Legislature's website. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Laura B. Lavine
Laura B. Lavine appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Onondaga County Legislator, District 17, per the official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Onondaga County page.
Statewide races
GovernorKathy Hochul (D) · Bruce Blakeman (R)
Kathy Hochul
Top priorities
- Making life more affordable
- Public safety
- Expanding opportunity for New Yorkers
About Kathy Hochul
Hochul is the sitting Governor of New York running for re-election; the campaign site describes her as New York's first mom Governor and notes she previously served as Speaker of the Buffalo Common Council, per the campaign site.
Bruce Blakeman
Top priorities
- Lower taxes and the cost of living
- Public safety and support for law enforcement
- Accountability in Albany
About Bruce Blakeman
Bruce Blakeman is the Republican nominee for New York governor and the Nassau County executive, a post he has held since 2022. He was unopposed in the June 23 Republican primary after Rep. Elise Stefanik ended her bid in December 2025. His campaign emphasizes affordability, public safety, and reversing what he calls one-party control in Albany.
Attorney GeneralLetitia James (D) · Saritha Komatireddy (R)
Letitia James
Top priorities
- Consumer protection
- Tenant and worker protections
- Government and corporate accountability
About Letitia James
Letitia James is New York's incumbent attorney general and the Democratic nominee for a third term. The first Black woman elected statewide in New York, she campaigns on consumer protection, tenant and worker protections, and holding powerful institutions accountable.
Saritha Komatireddy
Top priorities
- Prosecuting crime
- Addressing homelessness and street-level mental illness humanely
- Eliminating corruption and fraud
Per the campaign site.
About Saritha Komatireddy
Saritha Komatireddy is the Republican nominee for New York attorney general, a former federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York who spent over a decade prosecuting terrorism and organized crime cases. She previously served as Chief of Staff of the Drug Enforcement Administration and is a partner at Holtzman Vogel and a Columbia Law School lecturer, per her campaign site.
ComptrollerThomas P. DiNapoli (D) · Joseph Hernandez (R)
Thomas P. DiNapoli
Top priorities
- Keep the pension fund fully funded
- Make New York more affordable for working-class families
Per the a Politics NY Q&A.
About Thomas P. DiNapoli
Thomas P. DiNapoli is New York's incumbent comptroller and the Democratic nominee for another term, serving since 2007 as steward of the state pension fund. He campaigns on pension-fund performance, fiscal oversight, and government accountability audits. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Thomas P. DiNapoli.
Joseph Hernandez
Top priorities
- Pension performance
- Fiscal discipline
- Audit government waste
About Joseph Hernandez
Joseph Hernandez is an entrepreneur, investor and leader in biotechnology, healthcare and advanced technology who came to the United States as a Cuban refugee at age seven, per his campaign site. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, a Master of Science in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of Florida, along with a master's degree from Yale University and a master's in Global Healthcare Leadership from the University of Oxford, per the campaign site. He is running for New York State Comptroller, per the campaign site.
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