The minor party candidate Ben Walsh has been elected the new mayor of the Syracuse, New York. Ben Walsh was the candidate of the Independence, Reform, and Upstate Jobs parties. Ben Walsh received 54.4% of the vote, while Democratic Juanita Perez Williams received 38.1%, Green Howie Hawkins received 4.1%, Republican Laura Levine at 2.5%, and Working Families Joe Nicoletti at 1%.… Read more ...