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New York City Public Advocate election, 2013

 

New York City Public Advocate election, 2013

New York City Public Advocate Election, 2013
November 5, 2013
 
Candidate Letitia James Robert Maresca
Party Democratic Conservative
Alliance Working Families
Popular vote 770,764 112,967
Percentage 83.6% 12.2%
Public Advocate before election

Bill de Blasio
Democratic

Elected Public Advocate

Letitia James
Democratic

Elections in New York

The 2013 New York City Public Advocate election was held on November 5, 2013, along with elections for the Mayor, Comptroller, Borough Presidents, and members of the New York City Council. Incumbent Democratic Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, serving his first term, ran for Mayor of New York City rather than seek re-election.

The Democratic Party held its primary on September 10, and since no candidate reached 40%, a runoff was held on October 1 between the top two candidates, Councilwoman Letitia James and State Senator Daniel Squadron. James won the runoff to become the Democratic nominee.[1][2]

The Republican Party did not nominate a candidate. In the general election, James faced Green Party nominee James Lane and Conservative nominee Robert Maresca as well as various minor party candidates.

James won the general election in a landslide.[3]

Contents

  • Democratic primary 1
    • Candidates 1.1
      • Declared 1.1.1
      • Declined 1.1.2
    • Tone 1.2
    • Polling 1.3
    • Primary results 1.4
  • Republican primary 2
  • Major third parties 3
    • Conservative 3.1
      • Nominee 3.1.1
    • Green 3.2
      • Nominee 3.2.1
    • Working Families 3.3
      • Nominee 3.3.1
  • Minor third parties 4
    • Freedom 4.1
      • Nominee 4.1.1
    • Libertarian 4.2
      • Nominee 4.2.1
    • Socialist Worker 4.3
      • Nominee 4.3.1
    • Students First 4.4
      • Nominee 4.4.1
    • War Veterans 4.5
      • Nominee 4.5.1
  • General Election results 5
  • References 6
  • External links 7

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Tone

The runoff between Letitia James and Daniel Squadron was characterized as bitter by most of the media outlets that covered it.[5][6][7]

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Catherine
Guerriero 		Letitia
James 		Reshma
Saujani 		Daniel
Squadron 		Sidique
Wai 		Other Undecided
Marist August 12–14, 2013 355 ± 5.2% 12% 16% 3% 12% 2% 6% 49%
Marist June 17–21, 2013 689 ± 4% 16% 17% 8% 4% — <1% 54%

Primary results

2013 New York City Public Advocate Election Democratic Primary Results [8] 99% of precincts reporting
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Letitia James 191,347 36.1
Democratic Daniel Squadron 178,151 33.6
Democratic Reshma Saujani 76,983 14.5
Democratic Cathy Guerriero 69,025 13
Democratic Sidique Wai 14,409 2.7
2013 New York City Public Advocate Election Democratic Primary Runoff Results [9] 99.8% of precincts reporting
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Letitia James 119,604 59.1
Democratic Daniel Squadron 83,043 40.9

Republican primary

No Republican candidate filed to run for the office.

Major third parties

Besides the two main parties, the Conservative, Green, Independence and Working Families parties are qualified New York parties. These parties have automatic ballot access.

Conservative

Nominee

  • Robert Maresca

Green

Nominee

  • James Lane, internet media professional

Working Families

Nominee

Minor third parties

The following parties without automatic ballot access succeeded in petitioning onto the ballot:

Freedom

Nominee

  • Michael K. Lloyd

Libertarian

Nominee

  • Alex Merced, author, columnist, and blogger[11]

Socialist Worker

Nominee

  • Deborah O. Liatos

Students First

Nominee

  • Mollena G. Fabricant

War Veterans

Nominee

  • Irene Estrada

General Election results

2013 New York City Public Advocate General Election Results [12] 100% of precincts reporting
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Letitia James 761,058 77.87
Working Families Letitia James 53,821 5.51
Total Letitia James 814,879 83.37
Conservative Robert Maresca 119,768 12.25
Green Party James Lane 16,974 1.74
Libertarian Alex Merced 10,419 1.07
Socialist Workers Deborah O. Liatos 5,114 0.52
War Veterans Irene Estrada 4,216 0.43
Students First Mollina G. Fabricant 2,391 0.24
Freedom Party Michael K. Lloyd 1,799 0.18

References

  1. ^ "Election Dates". Vote.nyc.ny.us. Retrieved November 5, 2013. 
  2. ^  . "James Defeats Squadron In Democratic Public Advocate Runoff". NY1. Retrieved November 5, 2013. 
  3. ^ CBS New York
  4. ^ a b "Primary Election Day: Primary Rundown". nyunews.com. 
  5. ^ "NY/Region: Bitter Tone in Debate Between Public Advocate Rivals". The New York Times. 
  6. ^ "Letitia James defeats Daniel Squadron in Democratic runoff for public advocate". NY Daily News. 
  7. ^ "James' Runoff Win Likely To Shape Council Speaker Race". NY1. 
  8. ^ "Staten Island, New York City Primary Night returns". slive.com. September 11, 2013. 
  9. ^ "NYC Public Advocate Runoff Results". October 1, 2013. 
  10. ^ "Working Families Party Backs Brooklyn CM Letitia James For NYC Public Advocate | New York Daily News". Nydailynews.com. May 9, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013. 
  11. ^ "About Alex Merced - AlexMerced.Com - Libertarianism, Economics, and Knowledge". Alexmerced.squarespace.com. February 22, 1999. Retrieved November 5, 2013. 
  12. ^ "Statement and Return Report for Certification" (PDF). Retrieved January 2, 2014. 

External links

  • Letitia "Tish" James for Public Advocate
  • James Lane for Public Advocate
  • Alex Merced for Public Advocate
New York 2013 elections
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