2017 New York City Public Advocate election
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The 2017 New York City Public Advocate election was held on November 7, 2017.[1] Letitia James defeated challenger David Eisenbach in the Democratic primary on September 12, 2017. As of 2022, James is the last citywide Democrat to carry Staten Island in a general election.
Results
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Popular vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | |||
| Letitia James (incumbent) | Democratic | 752,476 | 68.38 | |
| Working Families | 59,759 | 5.43 | ||
| Total | 812,235 | 73.81 | ||
| J.C. Polanco | Republican | 162,780 | 14.79 | |
| Reform | 6,065 | 0.55 | ||
| Stop de Blasio | 3,756 | 0.34 | ||
| Total | 172,601 | 15.68 | ||
| Michael O'Reilly | Conservative | 88,060 | 8.00 | |
| James Lane | Green | 19,404 | 1.76 | |
| Devin Balkind | Libertarian | 6,737 | 0.61 | |
| Write-ins | 1,407 | 0.13 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,100,444 | 94.35 | ||
| Invalid votes | 65,870 | 5.65 | ||
| Total votes cast | 1,166,314 | 100 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Max, Ben. "Candidates for 2017 City Elections". Gotham Gazette. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ^ "00001200000Citywide Public Advocate Citywide Recap" (PDF). NYC Board of Elections. July 16, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
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