In 2005, then - challenger Corey Ellis rebounded from just such a defeat to win the 3rd Ward
Common Council seat from incumbent Democrat Michael Brown on the Working Families Party line.
Editor's note: Joe Driscoll is running unopposed as a Democrat for the 5th District
Common Council seat.
The Green Party also nominated Frank Cetera to run for the 2nd District
Common Council seat held by Chad Ryan, a Democrat.
Ismail Shabazz, one of three candidates in next month's Democratic primary for the Fourth Ward's
Common Council seat, this week
Absentee ballots have been counted, but the race for
the Common Council seat in Albany's 11th ward is not over.
«We're independent, we're free to say what needs to be said and do what needs to be done,» said Howie Hawkins, who is running for the 4th District
Common Council seat held by Democrat Khalid Bey.
Chris Fowler, left, and incumbent Nader Maroun, right, are seeking the Democratic nomination for the 5th District Syracuse
Common Council seat.
The leader of the Erie County Democratic Party will be calling on Joseph Mascia to end his candidacy for the Fillmore District
Common Council seat.
Hawkins, 57, has run 17 times for federal, state and local offices, most recently for a Syracuse
Common Council seat.
Freeman — who in the 2007 Democratic primary defeated incumbent Albany County Legislator Lucille McKnight on the machine count only to lose by four votes once absentees were tallied — this time held his lead over party - backed candidate Victor Cain for Albany's 2nd Ward
Common Council seat.
A separate incident with curious timing involves the filling of
the Common Council seat vacated a year ago March by Mickey Kearns when he won election to the state Assembly.
Nine of the 15
Common Council seats are contested on Nov. 7 in Albany, with many of the challengers who lost in the Democratic primary back on the ballot on minor party lines.
In November, all nine Kingston
Common Council seats will go up for grabs, along with the city's three seats on the county legislature.
Races for Kingston's nine
Common Council seats are taking shape in a busy political season which will end with at
The Kingston unit of the CSEA, which represents about 150 city employees, took the unusual step in early October of endorsing only Republican - and Conservative - backed candidates for
Common Council seats.
Not exact matches
Mascia, who's now 70, is running for a
seat on the
Common Council as a Democrat in a three - way primary.
Joe Carni, a two - term member of the Syracuse
Common Council, said he plans to seek the Republican nomination for the 50th District state Senate
seat that will open with the retirement of John DeFrancisco.
Syracuse Democratic Councilor Khalid Bey is looking to expand his influence by running for an open at - large
seat on the
Common Council in November.
If the board does not fill the
seat within 30 days, Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown has the authority to select a replacement, with confirmation from the
Common Council.
If Hunter or Kessner wins, the empty
seat on the Syracuse
Common Council would be filled with someone appointed by the council to serve until the 2016 general el
Council would be filled with someone appointed by the
council to serve until the 2016 general el
council to serve until the 2016 general election.
The
Common Council appointed him to an open
seat in 2015.
Four Democratic challengers are vying for two open city - wide
seats on the Syracuse
Common Council.
The four candidates competing for
seats on Syracuse's
Common Council.
The Syracuse
Common Council appointed Michael Greene, 30, to a vacant at - large
seat in a unanimous vote.
Former Syracuse
Common Council member Rick Guy says he will announce Jan. 24 whether he will seek the Republican nomination for the 24th Congressional District
seat.
Since being appointed to the
Common Council's Second Ward seat to fill an unexpired term in 2008, Democrat Tom Hoffay has been one of the council's most active m
Council's Second Ward
seat to fill an unexpired term in 2008, Democrat Tom Hoffay has been one of the
council's most active m
council's most active members.
Last year, he got 41 percent of the vote running for a
seat on the Syracuse
Common Council.
On the
Common Council, newcomers will fill six of nine
seats and Democrats will hold their 7 - 2 majority.
On the
Common Council, meanwhile, Republicans maintained their two - member minority after newcomer Nate Horowitz knocked off a veteran incumbent in Ward 3 and registered Republican Deborah Brown, running without a major party line, bested the Democratic candidate in her second run for the Ward 9
seat.
A committee - backed slate dubbed «Restore Kingston Pride» secured just one
seat, Ward 7's, on the city's nine - member
Common Council.
He was appointed to his
seat on the
Common Council in 2015, and was elected to the same
seat last year.
Ben Holden, Canton Selectman — 140 (3.1 %) 7th Place Dan Delventhal, Fairfield Constable — 791 (%) 9th of 9 Daphne Dixon, Fairfield Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate — 527 (%) 3rd of 3 David Bedell, New Canaan Constable Hector Lopez, New Canaan Constable Joan Sullivan, New London City
Council — 1,014 (%) 12th of 16 Jessica Cartagena, New London City
Council — 1,041 (%) 10th of 16 Ken Hansen, New London City
Council — 752 (%) 15th of 16 Ronna Stuller, New London Board of Education — 1,175 (%) 11th of 17 Myrna Martinez, New London Board of Education — 1,184 (%) 10th of 17 Leif Smith, Redding Constable — ELECTED — 447 (8.6 %) 6th of 6 for 6
seats Mary Farrell, Stamford Constable — 1,120 (%) 9th of 11 Rolf Maurer, Stamford Constable — 817 (%) 10th of 11 Ruthann Johnson, Middletown
Common Council — not elected
Rebecca Kemble,
Common Council, District 18, Madison (Dane County) incumbent 1st / 1 candidate for one
seat; 1647 votes, 98.4 % ELECTED https://www.countyofdane.com/election/electiondetail.aspx?id=91#138 Non-partisan race
Syracuse
Common Councilors unanimously selected Democrat Michael Greene to fill an empty at - large
seat left open by Helen Hudson after she was elected
council president.
The Syracuse
Common Council will narrow down a list of resumes to three candidates before voting to fill an empty counci
Council will narrow down a list of resumes to three candidates before voting to fill an empty
councilcouncil seat.
Neither does the
Common Council's appointment of a bartender to fill Mickey Kearn's vacant
seat.
Common Council Majority Leader Helen Hudson, who opposed the appointment of Nicoletti to the council, tried unsuccessfully to get Williams appointed to the vacan
Council Majority Leader Helen Hudson, who opposed the appointment of Nicoletti to the
council, tried unsuccessfully to get Williams appointed to the vacan
council, tried unsuccessfully to get Williams appointed to the vacant
seat.
Michael «Mickey» Kearns, the South Buffalo
Common Council member, is basking in victory one day after his unexpected landslide win over Christopher Fahey for the vacant 145th State Assembly District
seat.
Cappelli's announcement comes on the same day Syracuse
Common Council member Jean Kessner, who was vying for State Senator David Valesky's
seat, dropped her bid for the
seat.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The
Common Council appointed Michael Greene to a vacant at - large
seat in a unanimous vote Monday.
A number of
seats are up for election on Syracuse's
Common Council including one vacancy.
The Syracuse
Common Council on Monday voted unanimously to appoint a local real estate manager, Michael Greene, to a vacant councilor at - large
seat.
At the Republican Party election night bash at the Holiday Inn, while his county counterparts celebrated holding on to their legislative majority and District Attorney Holley Carnright's massive re-election win, Sinagra had to console himself with a status quo — maintaining two
seats on the
Common Council — while lamenting what might have been.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Former Syracuse Police Chief Steve Thompson will try again this year to win a
seat on the Syracuse
Common Council.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - After 41 years as a Syracuse police officer, First Deputy Chief David Barrette plans to retire in June and run for a
seat on the
Common Council.
Republican Joe Carni is running against incumbent Democrat Jake Barrett for the 1st District
seat on the Syracuse
Common Council
A longtime City Hall figure, Joe Nicoletti (on the right in this photo) was appointed to a
seat on the
Common Council last year.
Fowler ran for
Common Council in 2015, losing a bid for the 5th district
seat to incumbent Nader Maroun.
Rick Guy, a former Syracuse
Common Council member, previously said he is exploring the possibility of a campaign for the 24th Congressional District
seat.
Washington — Syracuse lawyer Rick Guy, a former Syracuse
Common Council member who also ran unsuccessfully for a state Assembly
seat, said today he is exploring the idea of seeking the Republican nomination for the 24th Congressional District
seat.