2 candidates are tracked for Onondaga County Legislator, District 16 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Nyatwa Bullock and Charlene Tarver. Candidate information follows official Onondaga County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Nyatwa Bullock (Democratic) faces Charlene Tarver (Working Families); the district's sitting legislator, Charles E. Garland, does not appear as a candidate under either party line for this district. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
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Democratic
Per the campaign site.
Nyatwa Bullock is the Democratic nominee for Onondaga County Legislature District 16, per her campaign site. Bullock says on her campaign site that she helped advance New York's Clean Slate law, bail reform, the HALT Solitary Confinement Act and other criminal justice measures, though the site does not list her current occupation, per the campaign site.
Working Families
Per the campaign site.
Charlene Tarver is a former practicing attorney who founded the Women's Economic Institute and has worked with LISC NY on affordable senior housing, per her campaign site. A native of Syracuse's Southside, she is running on the Working Families Party line for Onondaga County Legislature District 16.
Who is running for Onondaga County Legislator, District 16 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Onondaga County Legislator, District 16 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Nyatwa Bullock and Charlene Tarver. Candidate information follows official Onondaga County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Onondaga County Legislator, District 16 election in New York?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for New York are on the New York election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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