Syracuse, N.Y. — Most of the 11 candidates for a vacant Syracuse Common Council seat have withdrawn from the local Democratic committee endorsement process after a first round of voting.
Of the remaining three candidates, downtown Syracuse business owner Cjala Surratt received the most weighted votes on Syracuse Democratic Committee designation ballots submitted by Friday’s deadline. But because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, a second ballot will be issued under committee rules.
Surratt secured 31% of the vote total in the first round, followed by former Syracuse Common Council President Helen Hudson, who received 19.5%. Hudson and Surratt will remain on the ballot for a second round of mail-in committee votes that are due on Feb. 6…