Syracuse Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens is one step closer to being promoted to the top job.

Owens declared victory in Tuesday’s Democratic primary race to be the city’s next mayor, defeating Common Councilors Pat Hogan and Chol Majok.

According to the latest unofficial results from the Onondaga County Board of Elections, Owens led with 62% of the vote compared to Hogan with 23% of the vote and Majok with 15%.

“What I believe I see here is our community saying we want to go to the future. We want to look to a vision we have for this community," Owens told supporters.

Owens will face Republican Thomas Babilon, a former city attorney, in the general election, as well as independent candidates Tim Rudd, who formerly worked as the city's budget director; and Alfonso Davis, a businessman and frequent mayoral candidate who filed as an independent after failing to get on the Democratic ballot.

Owens has served as deputy mayor for the entirety of Ben Walsh’s eight-year tenure in City Hall. Walsh, an independent, endorsed her to succeed him. Walsh is term-limited and cannot seek the office again. The local Democratic committee endorsed Hogan.

Owens calls herself an adopted daughter of Syracuse after coming to the city to attend Syracuse University. She served with Walsh in Mayor Stephanie Miner's administration as a deputy commissioner of Neighborhood and Business Development.

She has also been CEO of Syracuse Model Neighborhood Facility and worked for various non-for-profits over the years.

If Owens wins the general election, she would be the first Black mayor of Syracuse.