2017 New York City Public Advocate election

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. To date, James is the last citywide Democrat to carry Staten Island in a general election.

General Endorsements

Results + Results of the

2017 New York City Public Advocate electionCandidatePartyPopular vote#%Letitia James (incumbent)Democratic752,47668.38Working Families59,7595.43Total812,23573.81J.C. PolancoRepublican162,78014.79Reform6,0650.55Stop de Blasio3,7560.34Total172,60115.68Michael O'ReillyConservative88,0608.00James LaneGreen19,4041.76Devin BalkindLibertarian6,7370.61Write-ins1,4070.13Valid votes1,100,44494.35Invalid votes65,8705.65Total votes cast1,166,314100

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