Ben Walsh, an independent candidate, clinched Syracuse’s mayoral election after trailing Democrat Juanita Perez Williams in polls for most of October. Read more »
Ben Walsh, an independent who ran without the backing of any major political party, clinched the election after garnering about 54 percent of the vote. Read more »
Independent candidate Ben Walsh received about 54 percent of the vote on Tuesday. Read more »
The Democrat, who would have been the first Latina mayor in New York state history, received about 40 percent of the vote. But that wasn’t enough to defeat independent Ben Walsh in the Syracuse mayoral race. Read more »
Gender & Sexuality columnist Kelsey Thompson explains why women should become more involved in politics to make sure their voices aren’t dominated by men. Read more »
A recent poll showed the two candidates virtually neck and neck heading into Election Day. Perez Williams was a former associate dean of students at Syracuse University. Read more »
Here's a breakdown of the four mayoral candidates and how they made it to Election Day. Read more »
Liberal columnist Kyle Smith urges people to vote for Howie Hawkins, the man who’s been trying to create widespread change for years. Read more »
Residents of Syracuse will elect a new mayor on Tuesday. Read more »
Moderate columnist Jefferson Fenner explains why Ben Walsh is best suited to create actual change as mayor of Syracuse. Read more »
Conservative columnist Joshua Nelson endorses Laura Lavine and explains why she is the best candidate in the mayoral election. Read more »
Ben Walsh’s 2 percent lead over Juanita Perez Williams falls within the most recent poll’s 4.3 percent margin of error. Read more »
Other Democratic Party leaders, including New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo, have endorsed Juanita Perez Williams in recent weeks. Read more »
The organization said they agreed with Lavine's stances on the Syracuse Police Department and city schools. Read more »
The Democratic candidate raised just more than $76,000 in the first three weeks of October. Read more »
Walsh, the son of a former GOP congressman, could be the first mayor to ever be unaffiliated with any political party. Read more »
The Democratic frontrunner, who grew up poor, said it’s her story that resonates with the people of Syracuse. Read more »
Laura Lavine has centered her campaign around education policy and said she would seek mayoral control over the Syracuse City School District, a contentious idea, if elected. Read more »
Liberal columnist Cole Jermyn voices concern over Syracuse mayoral candidates' use of savior politics and explains why politicians shouldn’t pretend they can fix everything. Read more »
At a debate Monday night, the candidates explained how they would implement environmentally friendly policies in Syracuse if they are elected mayor. Read more »
The four remaining city mayoral candidates participated in a nearly three-hour long forum Tuesday night at Great Grace Church on the Near Westside, discussing community policing, among other issues. Read more »
Independent candidate Ben Walsh has raised more than twice the amount Democrat Juanita Perez Williams has. Read more »
Perez Williams and Walsh are only separated by 7 percentage points in a poll published by Syracuse.com on Tuesday. Read more »
The grassroots ReThink 81 coalition organized the rally, held in Hanover Square on Tuesday. Read more »
