2001 New York City Public Advocate election

none October 2026 2001 New York City Public Advocate election New York City presidential no 1997 New York City Public Advocate election 1997 2005 New York City Public Advocate election 2005 November 6, 2001 Betsy Gotbaum Democratic Party (United States) 845,924 86.2% Joseph Dubowski Conservative Party of New York State 56,647 5.8% Public Advocate Mark Green Democratic Party (United States) Betsy Gotbaum Democratic Party (United States) The 2001 New York City Public Advocate election took place on Tuesday, November 6, 2001, along with elections for mayor, the city comptroller, borough presidents, and members of the New York City Council. The seat was open because the incumbent, Mark Green, ran for mayor. The Democratic nominee, Betsy Gotbaum, won election with 86% of the vote against 5.8% for the Conservative nominee, Joseph Dubowski, 4.5% for Scott Stringer of the Liberal Party, and 3.5% combined for three other candidates."2001 General Election – Statement and Return of the Votes for the Office of Public Advocate of the City of New York", Board of Elections in the City of New York The public advocate has the formal role of presiding over meetings of the New York City Council (although the speaker elected by the council itself now does much of this work), and, until the next election, would serve as acting mayor whenever the elected mayor is unable to serve. Candidates Democratic party Seven candidates appeared on the Democratic primary ballot: Betsy Gotbaum, a former Parks Commissioner and president of the New-York Historical Society; Norman Siegel, the former executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union; Scott Stringer; Stephen DiBrienza; Willie Colon; Kathryn Freed; and Sheila Flaxman.An Election Transformed: The New York City Campaign Finance Board 2001 Post Election Report – Appendices, New York City Campaign Finance Board, Appendix B The primary was held on September 25, 2001. No candidate won the 40% needed to avoid a runoff, and Gotbaum and Siegel, the top two finishers, advanced to a runoff held on October 11, 2001. Gotbaum won the runoff with 63.9% of the vote."2001 Primary Election Runoff – Statement and Return of the Votes for the Office of Public Advocate", Board of Elections in the City of New York Other parties Joseph Dubowski, Conservative Party Scott Stringer, Liberal Party Chris Launois, Marijuana Reform Party Travis Pahl, Libertarian Party Sheila Flaxman, Fusion Results Democratic primary Tuesday, September 25, 2001 Official results as reported by the New York City Campaign Finance Board: 2001 Democratic primary Votes % Betsy Gotbaum 156,832 24.4% Norman Siegel 105,985 16.5% Stephen DiBrienza 102,338 15.9% Willie Colon 101,424 15.8% Scott Stringer 99,914 15.5% Kathryn Freed 54,669 8.5% Sheila Flaxman 21,550 3.4% T O T A L 642,712 As no candidate reached 40%, a runoff election between Gotbaum and Siegel was required. Democratic run-off primary Thursday, October 11, 2001 Official returns from the New York City Board of Elections: 2001 Democratic run-off primary Manhattan The Bronx Brooklyn Queens Staten Island Total % Betsy Gotbaum 121,400 71,829 122,781 96,365 14,752 427,127 63.9% 63.9% 63.3% 63.0% 65.1% 66.6% Norman Siegel 68,454 41,576 72,150 51,551 7,401 241,132 36.1% 36.1% 36.7% 37.0% 34.9% 33.4% T O T A L 189,854 113,405 194,931 147,916 22,153 668,259 Betsy Gotbaum became the Democratic nominee for public advocate. General election Tuesday, November 6, 2001 2001 general electionPartyManhattanThe BronxBrooklynQueens Staten IslandTotal% Betsy Gotbaum Democratic 243,083 108,804 244,963 205,881 43,193 845,924 86.2% 85.8% 89.8% 88.4% 85.7% 72.7% Joseph Dubowski Conservative 11,312 4,523 12,110 17,959 10,743 56,647 5.8% 4.0% 3.7% 4.4% 7.5% 18.1% Scott Stringer Liberal 19,100 3,491 9,848 8,571 3,115 44,125 4.5% 6.7% 2.9% 3.6% 3.6% 5.2% Chris Launois Marijuana Reform 6,474 2,756 6,451 4,484 1,556 21,721 2.2% 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% 1.9% 2.6% Travis Pahl Libertarian 1,948 817 1,624 1,672 559 6,620 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.9% Sheila Flaxman Fusion 1,341 779 2,066 1,579 241 6,006 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.4% Total scattering 28 17 3 12 11 71 0.01% Total votes 283,286 121,187 277,065 240,158 59,418 981,114 Source: Board of Elections in the City of New York Betsy Gotbaum was elected public advocate. See also New York City Public Advocate Government of New York City 2001 New York City mayoral election 2001 New York City Comptroller election References New York City Public Advocate 2001 Public Advocate