Miner and Kimatian Win Mayoral Primaries

The results are in. Party designee Stephanie Miner defeated Joe Nicoletti by a margin of 44.4 percent to 35.6 percent in the Democrats’ primary. Her overwhelming strength in the 17th Ward carried her to victory. Also-rans Alfonso Davis received 11.2 percent of the vote and Carmen Harlow received 8.7 percent of the vote. Steve Kimatian upset Republican Party designee Otis Jennings by a 56.4 percent to 43.5 percent margin. The two Republican candidates were basically tied throughout most of the city, but Mr. Kimatian was able to win the primary decisively by pulling out large margins in the Sedgwick and Strathmore neighborhoods. You can see ward-by-ward results here.

As we head into the general election, Stephanie Miner will be on the Democrat and Working Families lines on the ballot and Mr. Kimatian will be on the Republican and Independence lines. Though he lost the Republican primary, Otis Jennings will remain on the Conservative line and according to the Syracuse New Times, Otis says he will continue to actively campaign for the city’s top elected office.