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2017 New York City Public Advocate election
	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.^[1]

Letitia James defeated challenger David Eisenbach in the Democratic primary on September 12, 2017. As of 2022, James and then-City Comptroller Scott Stringer (2013) are the last citywide Democrats to carry Staten Island in a general election.

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Results of the 2017 New York City Public Advocate election^[2]
Candidate	Party		Popular vote
Candidate	Party		#	%
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.

[Candidates_and_dates_for_nyc_elections-1] Max, Ben. "Candidates for 2017 City Elections". Gotham Gazette. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[2] "00001200000Citywide Public Advocate Citywide Recap" (PDF). NYC Board of Elections. July 16, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2020.

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