Incumbent Republican Tim Burtis declared victory in the race for the Onondaga County Legislature’s 3rd District against Democrat Graeme Spicer. Burtis won 55% of the vote with 100% of the votes counted, according to the Onondaga County Board of Elections unofficial returns. Spicer received 45% .   The district includes most of the town of Cicero.  Burtis is a former chair of the legislature. He is one of three Republicans to win legislature elections this year. One of the other two, David Knapp, is also a former chair. He is a member of the Health and Human Services and the Ways and Means committees. His focus is on making the area attractive for businesses, to improve and maintain roads, and to keep taxes low, according to his campaign website. Burtis ran on the Republican and Conservative Party lines and Spicer ran on the Democratic Party line. The post Republican Tim Burtis holds onto Onondaga County Legislature’s 3rd District appeared first on Central Current. ...read more read less