Local & New York StateUpdated: Nov. 04, 2025, 7:39 a.m.|Published: Nov. 04, 2025, 7:15 a.m.
Central New Yorkers cast early votes at the Dewitt Town Hall voting location Saturday, November 2, 2024. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com
A potentially historic mayor’s race. A changing legislature. Drama in the suburbs.
Today’s local elections will decide who runs government in Syracuse, who represents all of us in county government, and who holds power in a number of towns and villages. Our reporters will be tracking it all.
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