2017 New York City Public Advocate election

2017 New York City Public Advocate election

November 7, 2017

Candidate Letitia James J.C Polanco Michael O'Reilly Party Democratic Republican Conservative Alliance Working Families Reform Stop de Blasio Popular vote 812,235 172,601 88,060 Percentage 73.81% 15.68% 8.00%

Borough results James:      30–40%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Public Advocate before election Letitia James Democratic Elected Public Advocate Letitia James Democratic

The 2017 New York City Public Advocate election was held on November 7, 2017. 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

Results of the 2017 New York City Public Advocate election

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