Newcomer Emily Essi has won the job of Onondaga County clerk over incumbent Lisa Dell after a hand recount was completed today, according to Dustin Czarny, an Onondaga County Board of Elections commissioner.
Essi, a Democrat, won by 298 votes, according to today’s results.
Final vote counts aren’t available until the certification is complete later this week, Czarny said. In all, about 90,000 ballots were cast.