2019 New York City Public Advocate election

2019 New York City Public Advocate election

November 5, 2019

Candidate Jumaane Williams Joe Borelli Party Democratic Republican Alliance Conservative Popular vote 607,441 155,617 Percentage 77.8% 20.0%

Williams:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Borelli:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Public Advocate before election Jumaane Williams Democratic Elected Public Advocate Jumaane Williams Democratic

The 2019 New York City Public Advocate election was held on November 5, 2019. Incumbent Jumaane Williams, who won the special election earlier in the year, was elected.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jumaane Williams, Incumbent

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Joe Borelli, New York City Councilmember from the 51st district

Libertarian Party

Candidates

Declared

• Devin Balkind, Chair of the Brooklyn Libertarian Party
• Daniel Christmann

General Election results

2019 New York City Public Advocate General Election Results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jumaane Williams (incumbent)	607,441	77.8
	Republican	Joe Borelli	132,883	17.0
	Conservative	Joe Borelli	22,734	3.0
	Total	Joe Borelli	155,617	20.0
	Libertarian	Devin Balkind	15,676	2.0
	Write-in		1,461	0.2
Total votes			780,195	100
	Democratic hold